| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| engulf |
to cover entirely, as if by a flood. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| succinct |
briefly but clearly stated; concise. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |
| verity |
the quality or condition of being true or real. |