| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| 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. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |
| venial |
able to be excused, pardoned, or forgiven, as a minor error, offense, or sin. (Cf. mortal.) |