| 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. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| curtail |
to make shorter; cut off part of. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| discernible |
able to be perceived or distinguished. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| sacrosanct |
so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |