| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| affluence |
material wealth. |
| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| decorum |
properness of behavior, manner, appearance, or the like; dignity; propriety. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| infamous |
having, deserving, or causing a bad reputation; notorious or shameful. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |