| broker |
a person whose business is to negotiate buying and selling, especially of stocks or real estate, on another's behalf. |
| clan |
a group of people from the same family. |
| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| convention |
a formal meeting or gathering where people discuss shared interests. |
| escort |
a person or group of people who travel with someone to protect, guide, or guard that person, or to show respect. |
| grovel |
to be or move about in a bowed or prostrate position, as with fear or humility; cower; cringe. |
| herald |
a person who conveys or announces official news; messenger. |
| hoax |
an act meant to trick or deceive. |
| lapse |
a slight failure to meet some accepted standard. |
| mode |
a way of doing something. |
| palette |
a thin, oval board, with a thumb hole, on which a painter holds and mixes colors. |
| proclaim |
to say or state for the public to know. |
| recur |
to happen again or over and over. |
| theology |
the study of religion, especially the relations between God and the universe as expressed in religious doctrine, revelation, and scripture. |
| tragedy |
a disaster; a very sad event. |