| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| bevy |
a group of birds or other animals, especially quail or larks. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| outmoded |
no longer in keeping with current standards or practices; obsolete. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |