| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| criminality |
the condition or fact of being against the law; illegality. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| notoriety |
the condition or quality of being widely known or spoken of, especially for something that is not good. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| paraphernalia |
(used with a singular or plural verb) furnishings or equipment, especially that used in a particular job or activity. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |