| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| forthcoming |
about to appear or happen. |
| imbalance |
a defect in proportion or balance between elements. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |