| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| mire |
deep, heavy mud or soil. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| moot |
not clearly settled; arguable; debatable. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| namesake |
one who has been named after another. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |