| capitalist |
one who supports an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |