| amass |
to gather or accumulate for oneself. |
| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| congruity |
the state or fact of being similar in character or degree;correspondence or fit. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| equilibrium |
a state of balance between two or more forces. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| sumptuous |
large, lavish, or splendid, especially when created at great cost. |
| synchronize |
to cause to occur, move, or operate at the same time or rate. |
| turncoat |
one who changes from one party, allegiance, or the like, to the opposite, especially a traitor. |