(n) a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse  (n) funeral rites or ceremonies  (n) a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display  (n) a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes  (n) a bitter verbal attack  (adj) having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires  (adj) very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack  (adj) of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems  (adj) intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan  (n) a change, variation, or alteration; (pl) successive or changing phases or conditions  (N) a natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity; a relationship, connection  (ADJ) peevish or irritable; sickening unpleasant  (ADJ) closely related in origin, essential nature, or function; (N) such a person or thing  (N) a proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result; (ADJ) resultant or consequence  (N) a blind alley or dead-end street; any situation in which further progress is impossible; an impasse  (N) valor or heroism; daring deeds or exploits (often used to poke fun at false heroics)  (N) the art or act of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge  (N) a potion once thought capable of curing all ills and maintaining life indefinitely; a panacea; a sweet liquid used as a vehicle in medicines  (N) foolish talk, ideas, or procedures; nonsense; a trifle  (N) an entire range or series  (N) the common people, the masses  (ADJ) not expressible in words; to great or too sacred to be uttered  (N) laborious study or though, especially at night; the result of such work  (ADJ) relating to or designed to assist the memory; (N) a device to aid the memory  (N) public abuse indicating strong disapproval or censure; the disgrace resulting from such treatment  (N) a determining or characteristic element; a factor that shapes the total outcome; a limit, boundary  (N) a learned person; one who gives authoritative opinions  (ADJ) pertaining to laughter; able or inclined to laugh; laughable  (ADJ) typical or characteristic; being or concerned with a symptom or disease  (N) an about-face; a complete reversal

1. homily

(n) a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse

2. obsequies

(n) funeral rites or ceremonies

3. panache

(n) a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display

4. persona

(n) a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes

5. philippic

(n) a bitter verbal attack

6. prurient

(adj) having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires

7. sacrosanct

(adj) very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack

8. systemic

(adj) of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems

9. tendentious

(adj) intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan

10. vicissitude

(n) a change, variation, or alteration; (pl) successive or changing phases or conditions

11. affinity

(N) a natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity; a relationship, connection

12. bilious

(ADJ) peevish or irritable; sickening unpleasant

13. cognate

(ADJ) closely related in origin, essential nature, or function; (N) such a person or thing

14. corollary

(N) a proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result; (ADJ) resultant or consequence

15. cul-de-sac

(N) a blind alley or dead-end street; any situation in which further progress is impossible; an impasse

16. derring-do

(N) valor or heroism; daring deeds or exploits (often used to poke fun at false heroics)

17. divination

(N) the art or act of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge

18. elixir

(N) a potion once thought capable of curing all ills and maintaining life indefinitely; a panacea; a sweet liquid used as a vehicle in medicines

19. folderol

(N) foolish talk, ideas, or procedures; nonsense; a trifle

20. gamut

(N) an entire range or series

21. hoi polloi

(N) the common people, the masses

22. ineffable

(ADJ) not expressible in words; to great or too sacred to be uttered

23. lucubration

(N) laborious study or though, especially at night; the result of such work

24. mnemonic

(ADJ) relating to or designed to assist the memory; (N) a device to aid the memory

25. obloquy

(N) public abuse indicating strong disapproval or censure; the disgrace resulting from such treatment

26. parameter

(N) a determining or characteristic element; a factor that shapes the total outcome; a limit, boundary

27. pundit

(N) a learned person; one who gives authoritative opinions

28. risible

(ADJ) pertaining to laughter; able or inclined to laugh; laughable

29. symptomatic

(ADJ) typical or characteristic; being or concerned with a symptom or disease

30. volte-face

(N) an about-face; a complete reversal