1lectured at length
sermonized
2delivering a religious sermon
preaching
3make holy, consecrated
sanctify
4formally withdraw from a political union
secede
5admit samth is true, surrender
concede
6move back: become distant
recede
7cut off a head
decapitate
8pierce with a sharp object
impale
9remove internal organs
disembowel
11sudden forward movement
lunge
13burst out from a position to attack
sally
14split apart violently
sunder
15remove with effort
extract