| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |