| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| buxom |
of a woman, having a full figure and healthy appearance. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |