| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| misdeed |
an unacceptable, evil, or illegal act. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| unhinge |
to cause to become confused, unbalanced, or deeply disturbed. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |