| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| partisan |
devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| sally |
a sudden forward attack or rush from a defensive position by a military force. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |