| affluence |
material wealth. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| carnal |
of or pertaining to the flesh or body, especially sexual appetites and activities. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| interim |
the interval of time between two events. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| schematic |
of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |