| captivate |
to charm or fascinate, as by beauty or wit; enthrall. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| ignominy |
the condition of being in disgrace or dishonor; humiliation. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| protean |
easily changing form or character; variable or versatile. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| virtuoso |
a person who demonstrates exceptional ability, style, or skill, especially in music. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |