| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| 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. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| stint |
to refrain from spending; to be sparing or frugal. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |