| altruism |
unselfish concern for the well-being of others. |
| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| facile |
acting or working in an easy, effortless manner. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| judicious |
characterized by or using sound judgment; wise; prudent. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| nonentity |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, especially a person. |
| outmoded |
no longer in keeping with current standards or practices; obsolete. |
| revue |
a form of entertainment consisting of a series of songs, comic routines, and dances, often as parodies of current affairs and people. |
| typify |
to be the representative example of. |