| affluence |
material wealth. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| multiplicity |
a large number; abundance. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| propagate |
to reproduce (offspring) or cause to reproduce. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |