| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| devotee |
an eager or serious follower or enthusiast. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| laborious |
requiring considerable effort or perseverance. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| nebulous |
hazy, confused, or indistinct. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| reparation |
the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |