| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| disperse |
to drive away in all directions; scatter. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |