| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| disperse |
to drive away in all directions; scatter. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |