| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| nonentity |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, especially a person. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |