| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| concurrent |
existing or occurring at the same time. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| incantation |
the words or sounds that are uttered or chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell, or the act of uttering such words or sounds. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |