| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| diffident |
unsure of oneself; shy; demure. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |