| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| dysfunctional |
of a relationship, family, or social group, not working normally or in a way beneficial to all. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| hegemony |
predominance of one country or social group over others by virtue of leadership or influence. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than flawless performance from herself or himself. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |