| 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. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| plethora |
an amount that is more than enough; overabundance. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |
| singularity |
an unusual trait or quality. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |