| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| revel |
to feel great pleasure; rejoice (usually followed by "in"). |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |