| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| breach |
an act of breaking a law or promise. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |