| A | B |
|---|
| atheist | one who does not believe in the existence of God |
| sufficiently | adequately |
| discourse | conversation |
| cronies | friends, companions |
| deemed | considered, judged |
| rancor | bitter, long lasting resentment |
| contemplating | thinking deeply |
| fillip | a snap of the fingers |
| superstition | any belief unreasonably held by faith, magic, or chance |
| blasphemous | showing contempt toward God |
| dissenters | people who refuse to accept established beliefs |
| abomination | something or someone that elicits strong dislike |
| manifesto | a public declaration of intentions or beliefs |
| fortnight | a period of two weeks |
| cozen | to deceive by trickery or fraud |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust |
| enlighten | to give knowledge or truth to |
| yeoman | an independent farmer |
| provoking | to incite to anger or resentment; annot |
| ominous | threatening; fortelling of danger |
| gratified | pleased or satisfied |
| opinionated | holding stubbornly and often unreasonably to one's own opinion |
| humility | modesty; lack of pride |
| acknowledgement | act of admitting; recognition of someone's or something's existence |
| enamored | charmed, captivated, inspired with love |
| doggeral | poor, worthless |
| speculating | watching, observing, reflecting on a given subject |
| kindred | a group of related persons; a family; similar |
| bigamy | being married to two people at the same time |
| apocryphal | false, counterfeit |
| skulk | to sneak around |
| fray | a fight |
| defer | to put off, postpone |
