| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. |
| inane |
devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| provident |
showing wisdom and foresight in planning for the future. |
| qualm |
a feeling of guilt or doubt. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |