| affluence |
material wealth. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| perseverance |
steadfast continuance in a course of action, task, or belief. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |