| affluence |
material wealth. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| renounce |
to give up (a right or claim) usually by formal declaration or announcement; waive. |
| seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |
| unobservable |
not able to be seen; not detectable. |
| untainted |
not contaminated or polluted. |