| affluence |
material wealth. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| onerous |
unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |