| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| 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. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| subvert |
to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, especially a national government). |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |