Final 2

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