| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| sardonic |
bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |