| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| auxiliary |
serving as an extra means of support; additional. |
| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| equilibrium |
a state of balance between two or more forces. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| iconoclastic |
attacking or breaking away from established traditions, beliefs, or values. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |