| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| avocation |
a secondary occupation, usually one pursued for recreation; hobby. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |