| desecration |
the act of or an instance of violating the sacredness of something. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| dovetail |
to fit together precisely or harmoniously. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| superficial |
of, pertaining to, or located on the surface. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |