| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| concord |
a state of agreement or harmony between persons or things. |
| decorum |
properness of behavior, manner, appearance, or the like; dignity; propriety. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| hedonist |
one who believes that pleasure-seeking should be the primary goal of humans. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |