The Apostate

tinctured

Affected. Infused or instilled with an idea or property

debauch

Corruption; self-indulgence

apostate

a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

solicitude

a feeling of excessive concern

inordinate

beyond normal limits

perturbation

causing distress or worry or anxiety

belligerence

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; hostile

futility

feeling of being ineffective; uselessness, hopelessness

placidly

in a quiet and tranquil manner

tuberculosis

infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

adamant

not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course

bestial

of or like an animal

anaemic

pale and sickly looking

apathetic

showing little or no emotion, interest, or concern

beneficence

the quality of being kind or helpful or generous

masticate

to chew

doggerel

trivial, inartistic, weakly constructed verse, usually of a comic nature