rapture
Name given to the belief by Christian fundamentalists that one day God will lift all believers at once into heaven while leaving pagans to deal with Judgment Day on earth
stoicism
School of philosophical thought which urges the quiet acceptance of things which cannot be changed
renunciation
The rejection of something based on the premise that it is not valid
providential
Attributable to the influence or interference of God
engrossed
Having one’s attention captivated by a particular subject
exacerbate
To make a situation worse
disaggregated
Having been dismantled or disassembled
unitary
Pertaining to a singular concept or solitary idea
sashay
To strut or walk with a notable swagger
adamantly
Done with an extreme sense of resolute purpose and authority
shambles
In a state of messy disrepair
interstitial
An intrusion of time or space unoccupied by the surrounding focus of activity
aptitude
The particular abilities one brings to a certain task
tacit
Something which is implicitly understood but not explicitly stated
proxy
An entity given the authority to legally represent another necessitated by the absence of that other entity
disparage
To denigrate or discredit
ponderously
Done in a manner seemingly without calculation or planning
estranged
Involving a state of separation between formerly close associates to the point of becoming almost stranger
abstruse
Difficult to penetrate and understand
disavow
To deny, repudiate or reject an association with another
