bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
parameter |
any of a set of specifications or limits, the value or variations of which determine the form or behavior of something. |
repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
synchronize |
to cause to occur, move, or operate at the same time or rate. |
synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |