| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| noteworthy |
deserving attention; remarkable. |
| patronage |
the financial or other support given to a business establishment by its customers or clients. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |