accolade noun

praise

assuage verb

to release; lessen

cacophony noun

harsh, discordant sounds

censure noun

blame; a rebuke

diatribe noun

a bitter, abusively critical speech or piece of writing; denunciation

edifice noun

a building of especially large imposing size

gravity noun

severity; weighty importance

infraction noun

a breaking of a law or rule

profane adjective

showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things, irreverent

somber adjective

solemn; sad and depressing; melancholy

enmity noun

hatred

peruse verb

to examine; read with great care

erroneous adjective

mistaken; in error

recluse noun

a person who leads a solitary life; someone who withdraws from others

blasphemy noun

disrespect toward something sacred or important; irreverence

renounce verb

to reject; cast off; disown

languish verb

to lose strength; fail in health; be weak

incite verb

to stir up

heretic noun

a person who holds unpopular or unaccepted beliefs; dissenter; nonconformist

garner verb

to collect