| coercive |
using threats, intimidation, or force to persuade or pressure someone to do something. |
| concurrent |
existing or occurring at the same time. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| stalwart |
steady and loyal; reliable. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |