| affluence |
material wealth. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| patronage |
the financial or other support given to a business establishment by its customers or clients. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| spar2 |
to make boxing movements without hitting hard, as for practice or in fun. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |