| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| allude |
to mention (usually followed by "to"). |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| variegate |
to make varied or give variety to, especially by making multicolored. |