| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| affluence |
material wealth. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| pollinate |
to move or carry pollen to a plant, causing the seeds to be fertilized. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |