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a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
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heretic
a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
narcosis
unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia
roguishly
in a mischievous way
vindictiveness
a malevolent desire for revenge
hackneyed
repeated too often
maudlin
effusively or insincerely emotional
asinine
complacently or inanely foolish
mawkishness
insincere pathos
emboldened
made bold or courageous
sequestered
kept separate and secluded
portentous
puffed up with vanity
juxtaposition
a side-by-side position
meerschaum
a white clayey mineral
wainscoting
wooden panel used to line the walls of a room
redaction
the act of putting something in writing
salient
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
austerity
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
ague
a fit of shivering
erstwhile
at a previous time
parsing
assignment of words of a sentence into their appropriate linguistic categories
inconstancy
the quality of being changeable and variable
fiscally
in financial matters
sagacious
acutely insightful and wise
putrescent
becoming putrid
suety
fatty
torpid
slow and apathetic
smouched
stole
chinook
a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
scaffold
provide with a scaffold for support
conduit
a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
niggled
preoccupied with trifles or petty details
contrivance
the act of devising something
genteel
marked by refinement in taste and manners
abtruse
hard to understand
presumptuous
excessively forward
blasphemous
characterized by profanity or cursing
abett
to help or encourage
woebegone
affected by or full of grief or woe
penitents
people who feel sorrow for committing their sins
especial
special
revelatory
prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
variegated
having a variety of colors
incandescent
emitting light as a result of being heated
diviner
someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
vindication
the justification for some act or belief
ambient
completely enveloping
sheiks
the rulers of Arab tribes
whickering
whinnying or neighing (like a horse)
errant
uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable
craven
an abject coward
intrepid
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
beguiling
misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods
grue
woe
fomenting
instigate or stir up a violent action
apostate
not faithful to religion or party or cause
jocularity
activity characterized by good humor
trenchant
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
artifice
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
travois
made of two crossed poles pulled behind a horse for carrying loads
reprobate
express strong disapproval of
nominial
minimal
engendered
provoked
curtail
quell
prescient
perceiving the significance of events before they occur
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