allusion
passing reference or indirect mention
pallor
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
base
lowest support of a structure
deference
courteous regard for people's feelings
theology
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
quail
small gallinaceous game birds
abomination
hate coupled with disgust
blasphemy
blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
