| affluence |
material wealth. |
| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. |
| libel |
in law, written or printed matter that is false, damages a person's reputation or material well-being, and arises from malice or extreme negligence. |
| offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |