| 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. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| devoid |
not having something; totally lacking. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| provident |
showing wisdom and foresight in planning for the future. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| voluminous |
having or characterized by great size or quantity. |