| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| cogent |
convincing, or compelling by virtue of a strong argument or clear presentation. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| convivial |
enjoying feasting, drinking, and socializing; sociable. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |