| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| obsession |
that which preoccupies one's mind or emotions excessively or abnormally. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| quizzical |
expressing doubt, confusion, or questioning; puzzled. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |