| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |