| adversary |
a person, group, or thing that is against another; opponent; enemy. |
| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| ecclesiastical |
of or related to the church and clergy. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |