| 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. |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| demolition |
the act or an instance of destroying, especially by means of explosives. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |