cloistered (pg 149) - living in a cloister, providing shelter form contact with the outside world
octogenarian (pg 150) - a person who age is in the eighties
compos mentis (pg 159) - of sound mind, memory, and understanding
tonsure (pg 164) - a bald spot resembling a tonsure - the shaven crown or patch worn by monks and other clerics
trepidatiously (pg 173) - a tremulous motion, of uncertain agitation
orthodox (pg 176) - a conforming to established doctrine especially in religion
ostensibly (pg 177) - in an ostensible manner, intended for display : open to view
autoerotic (pg 181) - sexual feeling arising without known external stimulation
unmitigated (pg 181) - being so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change or relief
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