| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| respective |
of or belonging to each one. |
| sheathe |
to put in a tight, protective case. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| unguided |
without someone to lead or escort. |
| wreak |
to carry out or cause. |