| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| designate |
to choose for a particular job or purpose. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| fop |
a man who is highly concerned with, and often vain about, his appearance and manners; dandy. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |