Subservient
Submissive, Obedient, someone who is ready to obey unquestioningly (Adjective).
Deferential
Respectful, Obsequious (Adjective).
Primeval
Primitive, Ancient (Adjective).
Correspondent
Journalist, Reporter (Noun).
Daunting
Formidable, Disconcerting (Adjective).
Smudgy
Blurred, Smeared (Adjective).
Disbelief
Cynic attitude, Skepticism, Suspicion, Incredulity (Noun). Compare Coleridge’s ‘willing suspension of disbelief’.
Mai-Mai
Militia group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Noun).
Candour
Honesty, Truthfulness, Straightforwardness (Noun).
Interahamwe
A Hutu paramilitary organization.
Insurgent
Rebel, Guerrilla, Anarchist (Adjective).
Glib
Fluent speaker, Smooth talker (Adjective).
Swathe
A vast stretch of area, usually grasslands or agricultural fields (Noun).
Impenetrable
Impassable, Inaccessible (Adjective).
Envisage
Foresee, Predict, Anticipate (Verb).
Complacency
Self-admiration, Smugness, Narcissism (Noun).
Running amok
Sudden and furious charge or attack (Noun).
Smirking
Simpering, Smiling in a silly manner (Verb).
Fractious
Grumpy, Ill-tempered, Unruly (Adjective).
Genteel
Polite, Well-behaved, Cultivated, Sophisticated (Adjective).
Scruffy
Shabby, Ragged, Tattered.
