| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| demure |
quiet, shy, modest, or reserved in manner. |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |