| affluence |
material wealth. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| idolatry |
unquestioning or excessive devotion or adoration. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| inconsequential |
having no significant effect or result; not important. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |