| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| idolatry |
unquestioning or excessive devotion or adoration. |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being controlled or influenced for the better. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| subversive |
tending or intended to undermine or cause the overthrow of an established authority, especially a national government. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |
| vapid |
lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |