| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| laborious |
requiring considerable effort or perseverance. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| superficial |
of, pertaining to, or located on the surface. |