| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| libel |
in law, written or printed matter that is false, damages a person's reputation or material well-being, and arises from malice or extreme negligence. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |