| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |