| coercive |
using threats, intimidation, or force to persuade or pressure someone to do something. |
| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| liberality |
an attitude of tolerance and respect for individual differences. |
| malice |
the wish to harm others; ill will. |
| multifarious |
of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| refractory |
obstinately disobedient; difficult to control, as a child or animal. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |