apostate (en)

a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle; the general form is "apostasy"

borstal (en)

(noun) reformatory (a custodial institution for youthful offenders)

desultory (en)

(adjective) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose / (adjective) not connected with the main subject / (adjective) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality

exegesis (en)

(from the Greek for "to lead out") a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious text

expiate (en)

atone for (guilt or sin)

fey (en)

(adjective) fated to die; doomed / (adjective) marked by a foreboding of death or calamity / (adjective) able to see into the future; visionary / (adjective) marked by an otherworldly air or attitude / (adjective) crazy touched / (adjective) excessively refined; precious / (adjective) quaintly unconventional; campy

giallo (it)

Italian slasher/horror film

homily (en)

(noun) a usually short sermon / (noun) a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme / (noun) an inspirational catchphrase or platitude. homiletic: the art of preaching or writing sermons

indelibly (en)

in a way that cannot be removed or forgotten

limn (en)

(verb) depict or describe in painting or words; suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light

limn (en)

(verb) depict or describe in painting or words; suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light

louche (en)

disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way

louche (en)

disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way

lugubrious (en)

(adjective) mournful / (adjective) exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful / (adjective) dismal

lugubrious (en)

(adjective) mournful / (adjective) exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful / (adjective) dismal

lugubrious (en)

(adjective) mournful / (adjective) exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful / (adjective) dismal

lugubrious (en)

(adjective) mournful / (adjective) exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful / (adjective) dismal

obviate (en)

(verb) to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action)

rictus (en)

(noun) the gape of a bird's mouth / (noun) the mouth orifice / (noun) a gaping grin or grimace

salutary (en)

(adjective) producing a beneficial effect; remedial / (adjective) promoting health; curative

truculent (en)

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

vituperation (en)

(noun) sustained and bitter railing and condemnation; vituperative utterance / (noun) an act or instance of vituperating