| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |