| adherent |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usually followed by "of"). |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| itinerary |
a detailed plan of travel. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
| stockpile |
a supply of items accumulated and maintained for future use. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| typify |
to be the representative example of. |