| conciliate |
to overcome the anger, distrust, or animosity of; appease; placate. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| equilibrium |
a state of balance between two or more forces. |
| facile |
acting or working in an easy, effortless manner. |
| inherent |
existing in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature; innate; intrinsic. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| maritime |
of or relating to sea ships or navigation of the sea. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| parody |
a humorous imitation in print, music, or performance of a serious person, work of art, or publication. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |