Edify
To enlighten; to instruct; especially in moral or religious matters
Faction
A group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause; disagreement within an organization
Labyrinth
A maze; something like a maze
Blasphemy
Irrelevance; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
Celibacy
Abstinence from sex
Elicit
To bring forth; to call out
Grandiose
Absurdly exaggerated
Homogeneous
Uniform; made entirely of one thing
Immutable
Unchangeable
Laconic
Using few words, especially to the point of seeming rude
Blatant
Unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring
Censure
To condemn severely for doing something bad
Elliptical
Oval; missing a few words; obscure
Empirical
Relying on experience on observation; not merely theoretical
Fastidious
Meticulous; demanding; finicky
Gratuitous
given freely; unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for
Impartial
Fair; not favoring one side or another; unbiased
Absolve
To forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from obligation
Blight
A disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys
Depreciate
To express disapproval of
Elusive
Hard to pin down; evasive
Fetter
To restrain; to hamper
Gravity
Seriousness
Lampoon
To satirize; to mock; to parody
Blithe
Carefree; cheerful