| amass |
to gather or accumulate for oneself. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |
| wend |
to go along or proceed on (one's way). |
| winsome |
attractive or charming. |