| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| infamous |
having, deserving, or causing a bad reputation; notorious or shameful. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| repertory |
a stock of skills, talents, or performing pieces; repertoire. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |