| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| execrable |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |