| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| opinionated |
having definite and unchangeable views of things, often seemingly on all subjects. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |