| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| intrusion |
the act of entering or thrusting oneself in when not invited or welcomed. |
| lackluster |
without brilliance or vitality; dull. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |