| Term | Definition |
|---|
| consecrate | to make or declare something sacred |
| sanctimonious | pretending to be righteous |
| hierarchy | a group organized by rank |
| pittance | meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary |
| agnostic | a person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of a god |
| dogmatic | expressed in an authoritive or arrogant manner |
| criterion | a standard rule or test in which a decision or judgment can be made |
| hypocrisy | pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have |
| edict | a decree of proclamation issued by authority |
| congnizant | aware; having knowledge of something |
| notorious | widely and unfavorably known;infamous |
| prescience | knowledge of events before they occur;foresight or foreknowledge |
| ascribe | to attribute a particular cause, source, or origin |
| subscribe | to pledge, to pay for something, to contribute to something, to place an order by signing |
| choreography | the art of creating dances |
| eclectic | consisting of parts selected from various sources |
| affable | easy to speak to;approachable, polite, friendly |
| clamor | a loud outcry especially in protest |
| verbose | wordy, using excessive words |
| forum | the central square of a market place of a Roman city |
| circumlocution | the use of many words when few would do |
| divine | to foretell by supernatural means |
| sacrosanct | sacred |
| rationale | the reasons underlying of something often presented as a statement |
| ineffable | beyond description; indescribable |
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