| inculcate | to plant an idea |
| proliferate | to multiply rapidly |
| caste | a social class |
| precipice | cliff |
| stigmata | physical marks in the same spots as the crucifixion wounds of Jesus |
| corporeal | having to do with the body |
| viscose | a rayon fabric; synthetic material, resistant to flow |
| menial | low, servile, demeaning |
| vivacious | full of life, lively |
| odious | arousing a strong disgust or dislike |
| irresolute | undecided |
| vitrify | to change or make into glass or a glassy substance |
| ruminate | to think, meditate |
| pallid | pale |
| ignominy | great personal dishonor or humiliation; shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character |
| yerked | stabbed |
| cashiered | dismissed from serivce |
| distempering | intoxicating |
| sans | without |
| visage | the face, facial expression |
| promulgate | to make known by public declaration, announce officially |
| sated | completely satisfied |
| corrigible | capable of being corrected |
| essay | to test, to try |
| interim | a time intervening between periods; interval |