| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |