| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| 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. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| despot |
a ruler who has complete power and authority. |
| disproportionate |
having too much of one thing in relation to something else; unbalanced. |
| engulf |
to cover entirely, as if by a flood. |
| genteel |
displaying traits such as refinement and politeness that are traditionally associated with wealth and education. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |