| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
| counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| iconoclastic |
attacking or breaking away from established traditions, beliefs, or values. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| microcosm |
a small, complete whole; tiny world. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |