hagiocracy- government of saints
diction- word choice
disconsolate- inconsolable
disingenuous- insincere
fractious- unruly
nondescript- of no category
prolific- productive
chronicle- a history
primeval- of the first ages
panegyric- elaborate eulogy
fidelity- faithfulness
magnum opus- great work
antediluvian- from before the Flood!
comport- behave
insurgence- uprising
expeditiously- rapidly
renovate- restore
carnage- butchery
decadent- downfallen
supercilious- scornful
inexorable- inescapable
emissary- messenger
improvident- without foresight
moribund- dying
