| agrarian |
pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land. |
| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| unhinge |
to cause to become confused, unbalanced, or deeply disturbed. |