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Indubitable

[adjective] 
MEANING: 

1. certain, unquestionable or definite

Kismet 

[noun] 
MEANING: 

1. fate, luck or destiny

Moribund 

[adjective] 
MEANING: 

1. in a near death condition
2. stagnant or inactive

Pacifist 

[noun] 
MEANING: 

1. one who refrains from war and violence
2. one who refrains from joining military service because of his belief in pacifism

Pillory 

[noun,transitive verb] 
MEANING: 

1. (n.) a device consisting of two parallel wooden boards with holes to lock the hands and legs of criminals and subject them to public scorn
2. (n.) a means for subjecting to public humiliation
3. (tr. v.) to subject to punishment by placing in a pillory
4. (tr. v.) to subject to public humiliation or abuse