| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |