| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| curtail |
to make shorter; cut off part of. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| reverent |
characterized by, showing, or feeling great respect and awe mingled with love. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |