| allure |
to attract strongly by appealing to people's inner wishes; tempt. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| entourage |
a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| naturalistic |
exhibiting or pertaining to naturalism. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |