| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| disinclination |
a feeling of distaste; unwillingness or reluctance. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| iridescent |
emitting or reflecting a lustrous play of colors covering the spectrum, like a rainbow. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| opulent |
having or displaying wealth and luxury. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |