schism
division
bootless
useless
rubicund
red
apotheosis
raising to god status
precursor
forerunner
transpose
switch
invective
bitter denunciation
prestidigitation
sleight of hand
cosmology
study of the universe
effusion
outpouring
anthology
literary collection
posthumous
after death
euphony
beautiful sound
refractory
stubborn
platitude
flat trite remark
acrophobia
fear of heights
agoraphobia
fear of openness
veracity
truthfulness
verisimilitude
similarity to truth
idiosyncracy
peculiarity
alumni
graduates
interregnum
time between rulers
infraction
breaking
condign
worthy
casus belli
cause for war
chronic
lasting
hyperbole
overstatement
sonorous
full-sounding
germane
related
convivial
jovial, festive
cognomen
nickname
anarchist
one against government
animadversion
criticism
pusillanimous
small-minded
subterfuge
evasive dodge
saturnine
gloomy and remote
luminary
enlightening person
exorbitant
unreasonable
expatriate
banish
filigree
lacy design
eulogy
words of praise
sedentary
sitting
euphoria
joy
bonhomie
good-naturedness
bona fide
good faith
bon vivant
indulger in luxury
mutable
changeable
status quo
the present state
paradigm
model
impute
attribute discredit
delineate
to outline
emollient
softener
retrograde
backward
melancholy
dark sadness
intracranial
within the skull
cardiovascular
of the heart and vessels
epiphany
revelation
histology
study of living tissue
perihelion
orbital point nearest the sun
inherent
built-in
plutocracy
government of the wealthy
sine qua non
essential element
corpulent
full-bodied
dichotomy
two-part division
pathological
diseased
cryptic
having hidden meaning
isosceles
having two equal sides
pathogen
disease-causer
vociferous
loudly-voiced
rectify
correct
sanctimonious
affectedly holy
tortuous
twisting
rectilinear
right-angled
metamorphosis
change of shape
petroglyph
rock carving