Bereft (229)- Playing someone with a disability is very, very difficult, yet he does it so flawlessly that you really believe that he is brain-damaged.
Mimeographed (231)- A duplicator that makes copies of written, drawn, or typed material from a stencil that is fitted around an inked drum.
Mantras (231)- A sacred verbal formula repeated in prayer, meditation, or incantation, such as an invocation of a god, a magic spell, or a syllable or portion of scripture containing mystical potentialities.
Paunch (235)- A large and protruding belly; potbelly.
Offal (235)- The parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.
Eschewing (239)- To avoid; shun.
Talismans (245)- A stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
Priapic (245)- Exaggeratedly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality
Lintel (245)- A horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
Proselytizing (249)- To convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit.
Cloying (249)- Causing or tending to cause disgust or aversion through excess:
Paeans (250)- A song of joyful praise or exultation.
Insipid (250)- Without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid
Gulag (256)- The system of forced-labor camps in the Soviet Union.
Inexorably (258)- Unyielding; unalterable: not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties
Sinecure (259)- An office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns.
Malaise (266)- A condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
Dyspeptic (272)- Gloomy, pessimistic, and irritable.
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