| bower1 |
a pleasant, secluded alcove or shelter created by leafy trees or shrubbery. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |