| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| equanimity |
the quality of remaining calm, serene, or unruffled, especially under stress; composure. |
| idolatry |
unquestioning or excessive devotion or adoration. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| outmoded |
no longer in keeping with current standards or practices; obsolete. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| rancorous |
feeling or showing bitter resentment; hateful. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |