| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| maritime |
of or relating to sea ships or navigation of the sea. |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |