| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| desirous |
having a wish or a longing for something. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |
| unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |