| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| communal |
of or belong to members of a group; public; collective. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| dogmatic |
asserting beliefs and opinions as though they were proven facts. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| horticulture |
the art or science of growing vegetables, flowers, fruits, or ornamental plants. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| vapid |
lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |