| analogous |
similar or corresponding in some particular manner. |
| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| incorporeal |
without material being; bodiless; insubstantial. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| moot |
not clearly settled; arguable; debatable. |
| protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |