| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |