| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| suborn |
to induce (someone) to commit a crime or other corrupt deed. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |