| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| mentor |
someone who plays an important role in another person's life as a guide and teacher. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| propensity |
a natural or inborn tendency, aptitude, or preference (often followed by an infinitive or "for"). |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |