| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| pertinent |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |