| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| indecisive |
not definite or conclusive. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| levity |
a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| refractory |
obstinately disobedient; difficult to control, as a child or animal. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |