| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| coercive |
using threats, intimidation, or force to persuade or pressure someone to do something. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| inimical |
having or tending to have a bad effect; harmful or adverse. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| intemperate |
lacking moderation or restraint; excessive, overindulgent, violent, or the like. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| sedate |
composed and dignified. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| taint |
to slightly corrupt or pollute. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |