| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |