| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| concentric |
of circles or spheres, having the same middle point. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |