| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| indefatigable |
persisting tirelessly; untiring. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| vitality |
exuberance; energy; vigor. |