| Arriving or attaining |
REACHING |
| Bails CIA out of the church |
BASILICA |
| Bituminous substance used in building |
ASPHALT |
| Commend, laud |
PRAISE |
| Consistent with reason |
RATIONAL |
| Droll, witty |
HUMOROUS |
| Element in diamonds and graphite |
CARBON |
| Formalised system of communication |
LANGUAGE |
| Gives rise to |
CAUSES |
| Hairy coat of a mammal |
PELT |
| Having great knowledge or learning |
ERUDITE |
| Hired murderer |
ASSASSIN |
| Illicit |
UNLAWFUL |
| Intentionally unobtrusive |
DISCREET |
| It's divided into 12 signs |
ZODIAC |
| Long poem telling of a hero's deeds |
EPIC |