| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| demure |
quiet, shy, modest, or reserved in manner. |
| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| orientation |
the act or process of preparing oneself or others for a new situation. |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| rambunctious |
wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |