| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| insuperable |
not able to be conquered or overcome. |
| laud |
to praise. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |