| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ablution | n. washing of the body, especially as a ritual purification |
| deluge | n.1. A downpour; a great flood 2. v.To flood |
| divest | v. 1. To take away something belonging to someone, especially a right, title, or property; to disposses 2. To strip away, especially clothes |
| domain | n. Range of one's control; territory |
| domestic | adj. 1. Related to the family or household 2. Tame; trained to live with humans 3. Indigenous to a particular country; native |
| domicile | n. A home; residence |
| domineer | v. To dominate; to be bossy |
| dominion | n. Control; rule; area of influence |
| dormant | adj. Asleep; not in an active state |
| investiture | n. A ceremony in which a person formally receives the authority and symbols of an office |
| somnambulate | v. To walk while sleeping |
| somnolent | adj. 1. drowsy; sleepy 2. causing sleep |
| travesty | n. An absurd or inferior imitation |
| vested | adj. 1. A concern for something from which a person expects to get personal benifit (interest) 2. Dresses, especially in vestments 3. Absolute; without question |
| vestment | n. A garment that indicates position or authority, especially robes worn by clergy |
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