conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
ecclesiastical |
of or related to the church and clergy. |
elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
ribald |
characterized by or using rude, coarse, or vulgar language or humor. |
sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |