| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |