| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| energize |
to inspire, make active, or enliven. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
| stalwart |
steady and loyal; reliable. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |