| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| temerity |
reckless or foolish boldness; rash disregard of danger. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |