| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| idealism |
the pursuit of or belief in noble ideals, principles, and values. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |