| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |
| wanton |
lacking restraint in the pursuit of sexual pleasure. |