courtship - court·ship (kôrt′shĭp′)
n.
1. The act, process, or period of courting.
2. Zoology Specialized behavior in animals that leads to or initiates mating.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/courtship
adjudication - ad·ju·di·cate (ə-jo͞o′dĭ-kāt′)
v.tr.
1. To make a decision (in a legal case or proceeding), as where a judge or arbitrator rules on some disputed issue or claim between the parties.
2. To study and settle (a dispute or conflict): The principal adjudicated the students' quarrel.
3. To act as a judge of (a contest or an aspect of a contest).
v.intr.
1. To make a decision in a legal case or proceeding: a judge adjudicating on land claims.
2. To study and settle a dispute or conflict.
3. To act as a judge of a contest.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/ADJUDICATION
dullard - dull·ard (dŭl′ərd)
n.
A person regarded as mentally dull; a dolt.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/dullard
meetinghouse- meet·ing·house (mē′tĭng-hous′)
n.
A building used for public meetings and especially for Protestant or Quaker religious services.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/meetinghouse
obtuse
Definition: (adjective) Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.
Synonyms: dumb, slow, dense, dim, dull
Usage: Though he was generally regarded as obtuse by his fellow students, his math scores were the highest in the class.
girth - girth (gûrth)
n.
1. The distance around something; the circumference.
2. Size; bulk: a person of large girth.
3. A strap encircling an animal's body in order to secure a load or saddle on its back; a cinch.
tr.v.
1. To measure the circumference of.
2. To encircle.
3. To secure with a girth.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/girth 0
mundane - mun·dane (mŭn-dān′, mŭn′dān′)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular.
2. Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/mundane
griot - gri·ot (grē-ō′, grē′ō, grē′ŏt)
n.
A storyteller in western Africa who perpetuates the oral tradition and history of a village or family.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Griot
nexus - nex·us (nĕk′səs)
n.
1. A means of connection; a link or tie:
2. A connected series or group.
3. The core or center.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Nexus
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