| 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. |
| cohesion |
the state or quality of having parts that are logically ordered or connected into a whole. |
| composite |
made up of several parts. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| ecclesiastical |
of or related to the church and clergy. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| liberality |
an attitude of tolerance and respect for individual differences. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |