| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| exude |
to emit or give off from, or as if from, the pores of the skin. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| notoriety |
the condition or quality of being widely known or spoken of, especially for something that is not good. |
| prowess |
great skill or talent; superior ability. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |