| an underground cemetery consisting of chambers or tunnels | catacomb |
| characteristic of a person with masterly knowledge or skill | virtuoso |
| to restrain with chains or shackles | fetter |
| a person with expert knowledge or training | connoisseur |
| a particular way or manner of moving on foot | gait |
| to make impossible | preclude |
| something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment | retribution |
| mentally or physically unfit | afflicted |
| precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable | explicit |