despotic A ruler with absolute power bellowing to utter in a loud (Rishi is a bellowing volcano of arrogant prejudices.

s. ) volubility Fluency (also called volubility and loquaciousness) is the property of a person or of a system that delivers information quickly and with expertise oxymoron a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous,seemingly selfcontradictory effect an oxymoron is simply just a word(s) that has opposite meanings. example: jumboshrimp (jumbo means large shrimp means small)

Espionage Intelligence Frown - glare Repercussion - effect , after come This situation could have very, very serious repercussions for CERN Compunction Guilt , hesitation Vittoria felt compunction challenging a man in such frail (weak) health, but the director was so far out of line she didnt even know him anymore. Bereft Labored Malignancy - growth Progress was Mother Earths ultimate malignancy. Flustered confuse, anxious

Langdon looked flustered. My agency? Perverse obstinate,stubborn,wicket Vittoria looked at Kohler and then at Langdon, wondering if this was some kind of perverse joke. The Illuminati? Clamber Mount , crawl scientist who had shown him undue pity that Kohler clambered to his feet and threw a clipboard at the mans head Riveted engaged Covenant - contract,treaty Tawny Festooned - decorated Canister Cradle structure Labyrinth maze,jumble Re-enacted jostle embellishment decoration baroque Decorative

To the right loomed the Palace of the Tribunal, the lush papal residence rivaled only by Versailles in its baroque embellishment.

Gauntlet Genitalia

Emasculated Weakened Hundreds of sculptures had been emasculated. Crate - Enclose bristle - rise The room bristled with high-tech gear . Discern distinguish,detect Langdon did not need fluent Italian to discern that the security center was currently in intense search mode. Incendiary flammable I am quite familiar with incendiaries, Ms. Vetra. I have not heard of antimatter. Twitch tremble Squawk harsh call.complain

The walkie-talkie on Olivettis belt squawked loudly, cutting him off. Comandante? Alleluia - The Alleluia is chanted before the Gospel is proclaimed in the liturgies of the
various Christian liturgical rites.

Splay

Ferret search out

Splayed 1. Thrust or spread (things, esp. limbs or fingers) out and apart: "her hands were splayed across his broad shoulders". 2. (esp. of limbs or fingers) Be thrust or spread out and apart: "his legs splayed out in front of him".

Weve been trying to trace him for ten minutes, getting nothing but splayed ferreting. Truant - One who is absent without permission, especially from school. 2. One who shirks
work or duty. adj. 1. Absent without permission, especially from school

Petty - of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances. 2. of lesser or

secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor:

Unencumbered - Asset or property that is free from debt Triage - A process for sorting injured people into groups based on their need for or likely
benefit from immediate medical treatment.

Flustered - Make (someone) agitated or confused: "you need to be able to work under
pressure and not get flustered"

fiendish/fndiSH/Adjective

1. Extremely cruel or unpleasant; devilish. 2. Extremely awkward or complex.

He shook the fiendish images from his mind. the goal of terrorism is to create terror and fear. Fear undermines faith in the establishment. It weakens the enemy from within . . . causing unrest in the masses. Write this down. Terrorism is not an expression of rage. Terrorism is a political weapon. Remove a governments faade of infallibility, and you remove its peoples faith. Decree a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a
presidential decree. Carte blanche may refer to: Blank cheque, a cheque that has no numerical

situazione senza soluzione - situation

with no solution

Muslims revered the four ancient elements . . . although in Islam they were known as squares, clouds, lightning, and waves. The early cross, Langdon knew, was the most common symbol of the four elementsfour arms representing Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. The Masons four mystic grades of Absolute Initiation: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Laltare di scienza - The

altar of science

Burlesque - is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by

caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, mockery

Precipice - A very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one. Blanched - To take the color from; bleach Staggering Shocking

The collection was staggering. Folio sheet of paper Dawdle - waste time he was in no mood to dawdle exalted Glorious,dignified The Vatican exalted the perfection of the circle Prowl - Hang out Hunkered Relinquish give up Pristine flawless, spotless, perfect first altar of science had revealed itself in pristine clarity nagging irritating Disquietude he had accomplished the task left him with a nagging disquietude. Gait way of walking Santi, the last name of one of the most famous Renaissance artists ever to live. His first name was world renowned . . . the child prodigy who at the age of twenty-five

was already doing commissions for Pope Julius II, and when he died at only thirtyeight, left behind the greatest collection of frescoes the world had ever seen. Santi was a behemoth in the art world, and being known solely by ones first name was a level of fame achieved only by an elite few . . . people like Napoleon, Galileo, and Jesus . . . and, of course, the demigods Langdon now heard blaring from Harvard dormitoriesSting, Madonna, Jewel, and the artist formerly known as Prince, who had changed his name to the symbol. Santi is the last name of the great Renaissance master, Raphael. Raphaels buried in the Pantheon. Pantheismthe worship of all gods, specifically the pagan gods of Mother Earth. Dimensions of the Pantheons main chamber were a tribute to Gaeathe goddess of the Earth. Consecrated Holy , Blessed , Dignified Take Madonna, for example. She never uses her surname, Ciccone Recon I would love to have a recon point inside Masquerade deception,pretend to be Porpoise Asphyxiate suffocate Alcove Fluster confuse Langdon felt flustered. Clout influence,power Who other than a famous Vatican artist would have had the clout to put his artwork in specific Catholic chapels around Rome and create the Path of Illumination? Certainly not an unknown Habakkuk and the Angel

Veritable absolute,proper Jut - stuck out Langdon strained to see a spire or cathedral tower jutting up over the obstacles Invigorate refresh In fact, it was invigorating. St. Peters Square was designed by Bernini Purport claim,allege Lumber load Jostling - Struggle or compete forcefully for The other forcibly grabbed her by the arm and twisted her in the direction of the Vatican. Grazie, he said, leading her through a jostling crowd. Groping - To search blindly or uncertainly: grope for an answer Yanked - To pull with a quick, strong movement; jerk: yanked the emergency cord. Someone in the crowd was groping under her coat. Macri felt the video yanked away from her. Immaculate - (esp. of a person or their clothes) Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy. Free
from flaws or mistakes; perfect. clamour -- shout,screem Industry, however, have started clamour for stimulus to deal with the fallout of the global financial crisis following lowering of the sovereign rating to AA+ from AAA by Standard and Poor's. 80/245