| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| rambunctious |
wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| zenith |
the highest point; peak. |