| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| feasible |
capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
| increment |
a rise or addition in number or value, often small. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, especially in the military. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |