| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| neurotic |
suffering from needless fears and worries. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |