| 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. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |