Set 19

acolyte

a person assisting a priest in a religious service or procession.

anoint

1. smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony.

2. nominate or choose (someone) as successor to or leading candidate for a position.

base

1. use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

2. (adjective)without moral principles; ignoble.

coercion

the action or practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.

coin

1. invent

2. a flat disc or piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money.

cunning

having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

discomfit

make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.

dissent

hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.

distill

1. purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid.

dubious

1. hesitating or doubting.

2. not to be relied upon; suspect.

ebullient

cheerful and full of energy.

facetious

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.

fallible

capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

florid

1. excessively intricate or elaborate.

2. having a red or flushed complexion.

gawky

nervously awkward and ungainly.

inveigle

persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.

jettison

abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted).

mendacity

untruthfulness.

munificent

characterized by or displaying great generosity.

naive

(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

noble

1. belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy.

2. having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles.

parochial

having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.

pedestrian

1. a person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.

2. lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.

prevaricate

speak or act in an evasive way.

prime

1. of first importance; main.

2. the state or time of greatest vigor or success in a person's life.

3. make (something) ready for use or action.

radical

1. (especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.

2. advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change

recrudescent

break out again; recur.

temporal

1. relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.

2. relating to time.

transitory

not permanent.

viable

capable of working successfully;feasible