| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| introspection |
examination of one's own thoughts, emotions, and sensations; self-scrutiny. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| readjust |
to adapt oneself anew. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |