| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| habitable |
capable of being lived in. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| overbear |
to dominate or overwhelm; prevail over. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |
| verbose |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy. |