| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| 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. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| prurient |
characterized by or causing lewdness or lust. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |
| wholehearted |
without reservation; sincere and enthusiastic. |