Vocab List Stoic- unmoved by joy or grief; showing no emotion Martyr- a person who undergoes death or endures suffering

Ritualized- to make into a ritual, a ritual usually being a collection of religious practices Matriarchal- a society or family whose dominant member is a woman Clout- strong influence Sagamore- a Native American chief or leader Ecclesiastical- relating to the church or clergy Seditious- inciting a rebellion; promoting discontent Heterodox- not following established or accepted ideas (usually religious) Sordid- vile; filthy; poor and run down Brinish- water that is extremely salty Morbid- gloomy or unhealthy attitude; gruesome Juxtaposition- placing something side by side for comparison/contrast purposes Voracious- craving or consuming large amounts of something; avid or eager Consecrated- declared sacred Supplicant- a person who asks submissively Semblance- a slight appearance or trace Predetermining- ordaining in advance Infectious- spreading from one to another Fastidious- excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please Sepulchral- tomblike Sober- quiet or sedate in demeanor; subdued in tone Austere- severe in manner or appearance; forbidding; self-disciplined; sober; severe Torpor: sluggish; lethargic Privet: evergreen shrubs Hedges: a row of bushes or trees planted together to form a boundary Immaculate: flawless; free of fault Strewn: sprinkled or scattered

Sultry: oppressively hot and humid Unrestrained: not controlled; spontaneous Primed: to make ready for something; to prepare for Sidesmen: assistants to a church leader Loquaciousness: excessive talk or chatter Eucharist: Holy Communion; the elements of Holy Communion (bread and wine) Recessional: the time when church members proceed out Heralded: called out Reverted: to return to a former habit; go back in thought or discussion Lurched: awkward swaying or staggering Cantankerousness: disagreeable to deal with; peevish Foreseen: known beforehand Disassociate: to break off relations Parochial: churchlike Shabby: showing signs of wear; run-down or seedy Saltbox: a type of two-story house usually found in New England Casters: a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture Fated: subject to, guided by, predetermined by fate Travesty: a grotesque or debased likeness Tumultuous: stormy Pandemonium: a wild uproar or unrestrained disorder Illiberal: narrow-minded; bigoted Surrogate: a person who does something in the place of another; a substitute Cant dogs: wooden lever with a movable iron hood and a blunt tip near the end, used for turning logs Grapple skidders: a rubber tired four-wheel-drive machine with a dozer blade and a maneuverable grappling (gripping) device at the back or the machine. Debarked: to remove the bark Manifests: to show and demonstrate plainly Vestige: a trace of or visible evidence of something that is no longer in existence; a trace or small amount of something

Liturgy: a form of public worship; ritual Anointed: chosen by or as if by divine intervention Afflicted: distressed with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly Guayabera: a sport shirt or lightweight jacket Huaraches: Mexican sandals having the upper woven of leather strips Chicom grenade: a type of hand grenade Serrated: having a notched edge or sawlike teeth Gossamer: a fine, filmy, light, delicate substance like a cobweb Intricate: having many interrelated parts or facets Wimple: part of a nuns habit; a womans headcloth drawn in folds about the chin