| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| auditory |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
| beneficent |
tending to do good; kindly; charitable. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |