| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than flawless performance from herself or himself. |
| refractory |
obstinately disobedient; difficult to control, as a child or animal. |
| reverent |
characterized by, showing, or feeling great respect and awe mingled with love. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |