| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| confederation |
the act or process of confederating or allying. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| perennial |
lasting throughout the year or for many years. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |
| turncoat |
one who changes from one party, allegiance, or the like, to the opposite, especially a traitor. |