| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| induce |
to persuade or influence, as to a course of action. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |