| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| affluence |
material wealth. |
| composite |
made up of several parts. |
| concentric |
of circles or spheres, having the same middle point. |
| consolidate |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |