| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. |
| restive |
unable to remain at rest; impatient or ill at ease, especially under restraint. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |