specialized vocabular used by a group

to stop; to seize

item made by human craft

guileless, natural

one who practices self-denial

severity, harshness, irritability

slander, false rumor

diligent, hardworking

to make less severe

harsh, severe

place of refuge or shelter

in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence

to weaken

bold; daring

stern(strict), unadorned(having very plain or simple style)

self-governing, independent

greed

to affirm, to declare to be true

secondary occupation

like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

taken for granted

pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity

commonplace, trite

playful conversation

poet

obscene(offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency)

to sanctify, to bless, to ascribe a virtue to

to dress in a vulgar or showy manner

huge creature, anything very large or powerfull

to contrdict, misrepresent give a false impression