| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| breach |
an act of breaking a law or promise. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| composite |
made up of several parts. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| induce |
to persuade or influence, as to a course of action. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |