| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |