| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| inquisitive |
given to asking and inquiring; eager to learn. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| pathological |
afflicted with or caused by a physical or especially a mental disorder. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| rediscover |
to begin experiencing again; find again; regain. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| turncoat |
one who changes from one party, allegiance, or the like, to the opposite, especially a traitor. |