Predilection
Preexisting liking; preference
Ingratiating
Having a quality that brings oneself into favor; charming or flattering
Dissembling
Disguising one's real nature or motives; pretense
Calumny
False accusation; slander
Inculcation
Teaching by repetition and insistent urging
Propitiation
Action designed to soothe or satisfy a person, a cause, etc.; conciliation
Licentious
Lacking moral restraint; disregarding accepted rules, especially in moral conduct
Pallor
Paleness
Ameliorate
Make better
Avidly
Eagerly, intently
Base
Low, contemptible
Deference
Courteous regard or respect
Theology
Religious philosophy or teachings; the study of religion
Quail
Cringe from; pull back in fear
Gingerly
With delicate care; cautiously
Abomination
Something that causes great horror or disgust
Blasphemy
Sinful act or remark
Contentious
Argumentative
Deposition
The testimony of a witness made under oath but not in open court
Imperceptible
Barely
Deferentially
In a manner that bows to another's wishes; very respectfully
Anonymity
The condition of being unknown or unacknowledged
Prodigious
Of great size, power, or extent
Effrontery
Shameless boldness
Confounded
Confused, dismayed
Incredulously
Skeptically
Blanched
Paled, whitened
Agape
Wide open
Conciliatory
Tending to soothe the anger of
Beguile
Trick, delude
Floundering
Awkward struggling
Retaliation
Act of returning an injury or wrong
Adamant
Firm, unyielding
Cleave
Adhere, cling
Sibilance
Hissing sound
Tantalized
Tormented, frustrated
Purged
Cleansed, purified