| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| broach |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| dregs |
the part of anything that is left over or that has the least value or use. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| superimpose |
to set or lay on top of or above something. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |
| vertigo |
a sensation of unsteadiness or dizziness, such that one's surroundings seem to be whirling around. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |