| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| enclave |
a small territory or country mostly or completely surrounded by another. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| manifesto |
a public statement of principles and intentions, usually by an organized political group or person. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| schism |
a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |