| adversary |
a person, group, or thing that is against another; opponent; enemy. |
| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| kindred |
a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan. |
| pilgrimage |
a usually long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place. |
| promenade |
a leisurely walk, especially in a public place. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |