| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| epithet |
a word or phrase attached to, or used in place of, a given name. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| prowess |
great skill or talent; superior ability. |
| resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |