| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, especially rainwater. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| nonentity |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, especially a person. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |