| 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. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |