| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| dysfunctional |
of a relationship, family, or social group, not working normally or in a way beneficial to all. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| hallowed |
considered sacred; venerated. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| lucid |
easy to understand; articulate; clear. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| untainted |
not contaminated or polluted. |