| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| perennial |
lasting throughout the year or for many years. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |