| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| docile |
obedient and easy to manage. |
| forestall |
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| repertoire |
the stock or list of artistic pieces, such as dramatic or operatic roles, that a player or company of players is prepared to perform. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |