| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| concurrent |
existing or occurring at the same time. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| prurient |
characterized by or causing lewdness or lust. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| sedate |
composed and dignified. |