Beloved 17-18

Futility (174)

pointlessness or uselessness

Rigor mortis (180)

stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death

Offal (182)

decomposing animal flesh

Fleet-footed (184)

nimble and fast on one's feet

Faggot (185)

a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel or a torch

Deft (185)

neatly skillful and quick in one's movements

Rendering (188)

melting down (fat

Evangelists (190)

a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by preaching

Desolate (192)

(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

Cleave (193)

split or sever (something)