| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| agrarian |
pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land. |
| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| revue |
a form of entertainment consisting of a series of songs, comic routines, and dances, often as parodies of current affairs and people. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |