| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| misjudge |
to hold an unjustified opinion of. |
| multifarious |
of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied. |
| opulent |
having or displaying wealth and luxury. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| uncritical |
not making critical judgments or discriminations, especially those based on standards. |