| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| comradeship |
friendship based on shared or group activities or interests. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being controlled or influenced for the better. |
| laud |
to praise. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |