| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |
| ubiquitous |
being or appearing to be in all places at the same time; omnipresent. |