| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| enormity |
the quality of surpassing moral limits; offensive or disgraceful character. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| nemesis |
that which one cannot beat, conquer, or succeed at; cause or agent of one's often repeated downfall. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |