multiple choice vocal (front, race, kitteridge)

secular (adj.)

1. of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal

antiquity (noun)

the quality of being ancient; ancientness

insidious (adj.)

intended to entrap or beguile

pervasive(adj.)

spread throughout

ambivalent (adj.)

having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two courses of action

synecdoche (noun)

a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special

trepidation (noun)

tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation

strident (adj.):

making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

tumultuous (adj.)

full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar

deference (noun)

respectful submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion, will, ect.., of another

sedate (adjective)

calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement

affluence (noun)

abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth

impropriety (noun)

the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness

aloof (adverb

at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart

austere (adj

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding