allegory
A story that is an extended metaphor in which all the characters stand for something larger.
panoply
A showy display or exhibition.
intolerance
A lack of respect or concern for the attitudes, values or beliefs of others.
invalid
Incapacitated; infirm to the point of having trouble moving on one’s own.
naysayer
Someone who rejects the ideas or ambitions of other people.
convey
The transmission of communication from one person to another.
impudent
Boldly disrespectful; brazenly rude.
gauche
Vulgar and tasteless.
sketchy
Questionable; open to suspicious interpretation.
insolent
Contemptuous and rude, but often in a context conveying more cheekiness than impudence.
ethargy
Exhaustive sluggishness; weary and moving as if sleepwalking.
pugnacious
Aggressively belligerent.
nondescript
Exceptionally ordinary; remarkably commonplace.
embarkation
The process involving the loading of many passengers onto a large ship or plane.
emaciated
Wasted away physically; withered and gaunt.
prejudice
Irrational bias toward or against something based on preconceptions; a predisposition toward bigotry.
attaché
A diplomat or ambassador.
purgatory
A limbo state; literally the state of judgment between death and the afterlife.
importation
The practice of importing something; often conveying the sense of a negative outcome.
subversive
Characterizing a rebellious nature or quality of dissent.
malcontent
Restlessly dissatisfied; disgruntled; a complainer.
