| 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. |
| amplitude |
the state or quality of being ample; largeness. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |