| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| garner |
to accumulate, acquire, or receive in abundance. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. |
| misinterpret |
to comprehend incorrectly; misunderstand. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |