| affluence |
material wealth. |
| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
| precept |
a basic rule, principle, or directive that guides action, moral conduct, or thought. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| subvert |
to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, especially a national government). |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |