apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
cater |
to supply food or other service. |
epithet |
a word or phrase attached to, or used in place of, a given name. |
jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
lackluster |
without brilliance or vitality; dull. |
mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
meander |
to wind back and forth. |
mendacious |
untruthful. |
opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
reparation |
the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury. |
suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |