| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| overbear |
to dominate or overwhelm; prevail over. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| provident |
showing wisdom and foresight in planning for the future. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| seedy |
unkempt or shabby. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |