| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| levity |
a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| sally |
a sudden forward attack or rush from a defensive position by a military force. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |