| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |