| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. |
| inexplicable |
unable to be explained or interpreted. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| pinion2 |
to restrain (someone) by binding the arms. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| rambunctious |
wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |