| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| credo |
any formulation of belief, especially a religious one. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| incantation |
the words or sounds that are uttered or chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell, or the act of uttering such words or sounds. |
| invincible |
too strong to be defeated. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| pertinent |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |