| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| buxom |
of a woman, having a full figure and healthy appearance. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| stigma |
a long-lasting mark or stain on one's character or reputation, especially of disgrace or reproach. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |