| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| fabricate |
to construct or create. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |