| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |