Predicate
state, affirm, or assert (something)
Divinity
the state or quality of being divine, usually referring to God
Singed
burning something slightly
prostration
To bend down and stretch in prayer
wittingly
To knowingly do or say something
virtues
behaviour showing high moral standards.
Wisp
a small and thin amount of something.
palaver
Trivial prattle that goes on without end; empty and vacuous conservation.
obdurate
Adamant on a position to the point of becoming inflexibly pigheaded.
lugubriously
In a morose, dismal manner that indicates a deeper sense of melancholy.
astute
Shrewd and perceptive; keenly aware.
heterodox
Not conforming with othodox beliefs or doctrine.
prurient
Excessively interested in the scandalous, sensationalized or sexual aspects of any subject.
seraphim
Biblical angels at the top of the celestial hierarchy.
curmudgeon
An older, very cranky person with seemingly nothing positive to say about anything.
slovenly
Sloppily attired; disheveled; unkempt.
shrill
Loud, piercing and unpleasant to the ear almost to the point of the sound physically hurting to listen to.
coy
Modest but flirtatious in a coquettish way.
unflappable
Unusually calm and reserved even during moments of high anxiety.
frazzled
Uttery worn out and exhausted.
desecration
Irreverent demonstrations of defilement, vandalism and sacrilege.
benighted
Intellectually or morally ignorant; not so much stupid as naive.
harangue
To excessively criticize someone in an overbearing manner that usually takes place in public.
propitious
A feeling or sense of good fortune about to smile on one.
nebulous
Vague and indistinct; unclear and ambiguous.
progeny
Literally: the offspring parents. Figurativey: any individual creative work.
precognitive
Endowed with the ability to predict the future.
watershed
A moment retrospectively seen as a major turning point in history.
provincialism
Characterizing a narrow-minded perspective shaped by the conservatism of growing up in an insular community of like-minded people.
