| befall |
to happen to. |
| capacious |
able to contain a large amount; roomy. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| militant |
aggressive or combative in attitude or actions, especially in defense of a cause. |
| perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |