| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| calculable |
able to be determined by mathematical computation. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| desecration |
the act of or an instance of violating the sacredness of something. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| introspection |
examination of one's own thoughts, emotions, and sensations; self-scrutiny. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| ungovernable |
unable to be governed, ordered, or controlled; uncontrollable. |