| affluence |
material wealth. |
| altruism |
unselfish concern for the well-being of others. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| incriminate |
to show involvement in a crime. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| titanic |
having enormous size, strength, or power; colossal; huge. |