| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| credo |
any formulation of belief, especially a religious one. |
| garner |
to accumulate, acquire, or receive in abundance. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| materialistic |
being more greatly concerned with things in the world that can be acquired than with spiritual matters or values. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| salvageable |
able to be saved or rescued from damage or destruction. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |