| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| covet |
to wish to have very much; envy. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| experimentation |
the act, process, or practice of running tests or trials. |
| intrusion |
the act of entering or thrusting oneself in when not invited or welcomed. |
| nebulous |
hazy, confused, or indistinct. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| sardonic |
bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |