| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| deity |
a god or goddess. |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| prevalent |
generally accepted; pervasive; widespread. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |