| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| profane |
irreverent or irreligious; blasphemous. |
| reputable |
known to be held in esteem; respected. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |