| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| 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. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| digestible |
capable of being broken down and absorbed as food. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| fastidious |
exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| impudence |
the act or condition of being boldly disrespectful; insolence. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| superimpose |
to set or lay on top of or above something. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |