| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| auxiliary |
serving as an extra means of support; additional. |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| ecclesiastical |
of or related to the church and clergy. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |