| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| raconteur |
one who is talented in storytelling. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |
| turncoat |
one who changes from one party, allegiance, or the like, to the opposite, especially a traitor. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |