| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| equivocate |
to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive. |
| immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |