| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| gradation |
a gradual almost imperceptible change, especially from one tone or texture to another. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| materialistic |
being more greatly concerned with things in the world that can be acquired than with spiritual matters or values. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |