to təm noun 1. a natural object or living thing, such as an animal, that is taken as the symbol of a family or clan because of a supposed close relationship or…
pariah
pə raI ə noun a despised or socially outcast person. Although leprosy ceases to be contagious soon after treatment, in some parts of the world its sufferers are still treated as pariahs.
vigil
vI j@l noun 1. a watch or period of surveillance, esp. one kept during normal sleeping hours. She kept her vigil at her mother’s bedside until early morning. People gathered outside for…
panoply
pae nə pli noun 1. an impressive covering or array of things. 2. a knight’s full set of armor and arms.
rectitude
rek tih tud noun 1. moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. He was a man of honor and conducted himself with rectitude at all times. 2. accuracy or rightness of judgment; correctness. They…