| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| horticulture |
the art or science of growing vegetables, flowers, fruits, or ornamental plants. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |