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pontificate
[pon-tif-i-keyt]
(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass

gelid
[jel-id]
very cold; icy

repugnant
[ri-puhg-nuhnt]
extremely distasteful; unacceptable

mammonism
[mam-uh-niz-uhm]
the greedy pursuit of riches

synchrony
[sing-kruh-nee]
simultaneous occurrence; synchronism

grandiloquent
[gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

hebetude
[heb-i-tood]
the state of being dull; lethargy

prate
[preyt]
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

alacrity
[uh-lak-ri-tee]
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

jocund
[jok-uhnd]
cheerful; merry; blithe; glad

persnickety
[per-snik-i-tee]
requiring painstaking care

bastion
[bas-chuhn]
fortification; a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work

fledgling
[flej-ling]
young, new, or inexperienced

vaudeville
[vawd-vill]
theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

shibboleth
[shib-uh-lith]
a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth

chthonian
[thoh-nee-uhn]
of Classical Mythology, relating to the deities, spirits, and other dwellings under the earth