| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| propensity |
a natural or inborn tendency, aptitude, or preference (often followed by an infinitive or "for"). |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |