| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
| indecisive |
not definite or conclusive. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| venial |
able to be excused, pardoned, or forgiven, as a minor error, offense, or sin. (Cf. mortal.) |