| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| convivial |
enjoying feasting, drinking, and socializing; sociable. |
| faddish |
relating to or having the nature of a passing fashion or craze. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| manifesto |
a public statement of principles and intentions, usually by an organized political group or person. |
| mausoleum |
a large, elaborate tomb, or the structure that houses such a tomb. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |