| cavil |
to make petty criticisms or objections; carp (usually followed by "at" or "about"). |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |