| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| euphoric |
having or exhibiting a strong feeling of well-being or elation. |
| exchangeable |
capable of being interchanged with or given in return for another. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| seedy |
unkempt or shabby. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| superficial |
of, pertaining to, or located on the surface. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |