| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| profane |
irreverent or irreligious; blasphemous. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |