| abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| perseverance |
steadfast continuance in a course of action, task, or belief. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| profane |
irreverent or irreligious; blasphemous. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| schematic |
of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |