| ambivalent |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions. |
| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| opinionated |
having definite and unchangeable views of things, often seemingly on all subjects. |
| poignant |
deeply touching; arousing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy; piercing; penetrating. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |