| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| impassive |
not having, showing, or responding to emotion; unfeeling, expressionless, or insensitive. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |