by Meaghan Doyle
abated
to decrease in force or intensity
anarchic
lacking order, regularity, or definiteness
antagonism
opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
aversion
a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
berserk
frenzied, crazed
cassocks
a close-fitting ankle-length garment worn especially in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches by the clergy and by laypersons assisting in services
chilango
Mexico, slang, from Mexico City. Often used derogatorily by those living outside the capital
colonia
neighborhoods in Mexican cities, which have no jurisdictional autonomy or representation
compadre
a close friend
craniocrebral
involving both cranium and brain
guaco
vine-like Central and South American, and West Indian climbing plants, reputed to have curative powers
hyoid
a U-shaped bone or complex of bones that is situated between the base of the tongue and the larynx and that supports the tongue, the larynx, and their muscles
insolent
insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct
litany
a resonant or repetitive chant
macabre
having death as a subject
parochial
of or relating to a church parish
reprisals
a retaliatory act
sacristy
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept and where the clergy vests
scourge
a cause of wide or great affliction
tumefaction
an action or process of swelling or becoming tumorous
