| affluence |
material wealth. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |