lugubrious  ridiculously sad or mournful, dismal

ignominious  dishonorable, shameful, disgraceful

ephemera  a short live, transitory thing; of no lasting value

vilify   to defame, denigrate, say bad things about

diatribe   a bitter and abusive criticism or denunciation

libidinal  of or relating to the sex drive

equanimity  evenness of mind, fairness of judgement, composure, calmness

vociferous  given to vehement insistence or outcry, noisy

obsolescence  process of going out of use

apotheosis  glorification, raising to the rank of god

pathology  a branch of medicine that deals with disease

anticlericalism political position of opposition to the influence of the church or  clergy