| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| fallible |
capable of making mistakes; liable to error. |
| landlocked |
without any access to the sea. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| seedy |
unkempt or shabby. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |