| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |
| voracious |
consuming large quantities of food with greed or great desire; ravenous. |