| capacious |
able to contain a large amount; roomy. |
| capitalist |
one who supports an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |