| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| concealment |
the act of hiding something from sight, or the condition of being hidden from sight. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| prudent |
showing good judgment and caution; sensible. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |