| affluence |
material wealth. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| confederation |
the act or process of confederating or allying. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| incorporate |
to include as part of a larger thing; blend. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| lucid |
easy to understand; articulate; clear. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |