voc 2 lit

antic

(n) an attention-drawing playful or funny action

bulwark

(n) a strong support of protection

chronicler

(n) one who puts things in order

cosmogony

(n) a theory of the origin of the universe

dissident

(adj) disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system or belief

hospice

(n) a facility or program designed to provide a caring environment for meeting the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill

laud

(n) praise, acclaim

naisome

(adj) highly obnoxious or objectionable

pastiche

(n) a musical, literary, or artistic composition made up of selections from different works

picayune

(n) something trivial or of little value

supplicant

(n) one who prays or pleads for something

systemic

(adj) of, relating to, or common to a system; affecting the core of that which is basic to the system

tenacious

(adj) persistent in maintaining, seeking, or adhering to something valued or desired