| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| capitalist |
one who supports an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. |
| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, especially rainwater. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |
| venturesome |
tending to take risks; brave. |