| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| decrepit |
in poor condition because of old age or much use; dilapidated; worn-out. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| materialistic |
being more greatly concerned with things in the world that can be acquired than with spiritual matters or values. |
| misinterpret |
to comprehend incorrectly; misunderstand. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| repository |
a container or place where things may be stored; storage unit or space. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |