| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| inscrutable |
impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious. |
| jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |