| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| onslaught |
a forceful, often sudden, offensive maneuver; attack. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |