| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| inkling |
a blurry or partial idea or understanding. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| reverent |
characterized by, showing, or feeling great respect and awe mingled with love. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |
| wan |
very pale. |