| agrarian |
pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land. |
| amicable |
characterized by good will; friendly. |
| celestial |
of or having to do with the sky or outer space. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| ire |
anger or wrath. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |