| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| flaccid |
without firmness; soft; flabby. |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |