recent convert

blessing

set free

leave helpless on a deserted island or coast

favoritism (to a relative)

gift giver

weaken

damaged

lower

kindly

ban on commerce or other activity

soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells

irritate

helpful

commence

put in order

connection

person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

enclose

one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather)

beak(bill)

advantage

adorn

warlike

precision

generous

taking for one's own use in violation of trust

strict disciplinarian

meanly stingy

kindly

make bitter

one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause

spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault)

blessing

ornament richly (a shield or flag)

crush into mash

one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless

determined

give a bodily form to

person who enjoys his own pain

quick in movement

leave to someone by means of a will

produce a design in raised relief

one who builds or works with stone or brick

snip off

scold strongly

hug

wear a mask or disguise

in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude

deprived of (someone beloved through death)

decorate with needlework

Christian religious ceremony

done or active at night

state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved

throw into confusion

chew

foul smelling

deprived of (something valuable)

undeveloped

not shiny

wandering

mad with violent anger

correct (usually a text)

preoccupation with physical comforts and things

terminology(system of specialized words)

beg

substance causing vomiting

motherly

in name only

harass or trouble from all directions

rising above others

dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon

indifference

surround with armed forces

agent (sent on a mission to represent another)

woman who rules a family or larger social group

neutral

soil

soothing or softening remedy (for the skin)

enroll (in college or graduate school)