| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| deity |
a god or goddess. |
| desecration |
the act of or an instance of violating the sacredness of something. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |
| zenith |
the highest point; peak. |