n. a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text (*) escapade (*) articulate (*) cantata (*) odyssey

n. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities; decadency (*) kyphosis (*) decadence (*) panegyric (*) hireling

n. intrigue; plot (*) hindrance (*) conspiracy (*) pinafore (*) provender

n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity (*) opiate (*) subterfuge (*) plethora (*) ablution

n. a device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs (*) cavalcade (*) discourse (*) tilter (*) fluctuation

n. a large fleet (*) cadaver (*) arrears (*) armada (*) bigotry

n. the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time (*) brawn (*) cerulean (*) paradigm (*) apologue

n. a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one (*) anticlimax (*) conception (*) conflagration (*) chagrin

n. the act of making a noisy disturbance; ruction; ruckus; rumpus (*) frippery (*) vogue (*) minion (*) tumult

n. antecedent; predecessor (*) adjuration (*) precursor (*) dialectic (*) effluvium