| affluence |
material wealth. |
| counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| uncritical |
not making critical judgments or discriminations, especially those based on standards. |
| waif |
a child without a home or friends. |