| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| insolvent |
incapable of paying debts or meeting liabilities; penniless; bankrupt. |
| Lilliputian |
(often lower case) very tiny; extremely small. |
| lucid |
easy to understand; articulate; clear. |
| partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |