| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |