rentier: a person living on income from property or investments.
bemoan: express discontent or sorrow over (something).
intervene: come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
recompense: make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate; pay or reward (someone) for effort or work.
compensation: something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering; the money received by an employee from an employer as a salary or wages.
undergird: secure or fasten from the underside, especially by a rope or chain passed underneath; provide support or a firm basis for.
pediatric: relating to the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases.
geriatric: (adj.) relating to old people, especially with regard to their healthcare. (noun) an old person, especially one receiving special care.
pediatrician: a medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases.
orthopedic: relating to the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles.
fissure: a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
contemplate: look thoughtfully for a long time at.
comprise: consist of; be made up of; make up; constitute.
vehement: showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
lukewarm: (of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid; showing little enthusiasm.
cursory: hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
superficial: existing or occurring at or on the surface; appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely; not thorough, deep, or complete; cursory; not having or showing any depth of character or understanding.
flippant: not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
resilient: (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions; (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.
pundit: an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public.
spurious: not being what it purports to be; false or fake; (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid.