| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |