| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| substantive |
of or pertaining to the fundamental nature or concerns of something; essential. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |