| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| breach |
an act of breaking a law or promise. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| ecclesiastical |
of or related to the church and clergy. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |