| catechism |
a summary of the principles of a religion, especially Christianity, in the form of questions and answers. |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| protean |
easily changing form or character; variable or versatile. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |