| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| migratory |
changing habitat or location periodically, as in response to changes in climate or job opportunities. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| phenomenal |
amazing or extraordinary. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| verdant |
green. |