| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |
| umbrage |
a feeling of offense, irritation, or resentment. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |