| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| affluence |
material wealth. |
| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| inquisitive |
given to asking and inquiring; eager to learn. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| oratory1 |
the art of public speaking. |