| bequest |
property handed down by will; legacy. |
| coercive |
using threats, intimidation, or force to persuade or pressure someone to do something. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |