| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| dysfunctional |
of a relationship, family, or social group, not working normally or in a way beneficial to all. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| feasible |
capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| naturalistic |
exhibiting or pertaining to naturalism. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |