| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| concord |
a state of agreement or harmony between persons or things. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| tumultuous |
full of noise, commotion, or disorder; riotous. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |