| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| connote |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| epithet |
a word or phrase attached to, or used in place of, a given name. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| prurient |
characterized by or causing lewdness or lust. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| sanction |
permission for an action; approval. |