| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| depersonalize |
to cause to lose individual identity or characteristics. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| perseverance |
steadfast continuance in a course of action, task, or belief. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. |