| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| allusion |
an indirect reference to or mention of something. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| intemperate |
lacking moderation or restraint; excessive, overindulgent, violent, or the like. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| suborn |
to induce (someone) to commit a crime or other corrupt deed. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |