| affable |
pleasant to talk to and be with; friendly; likeable. |
| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| bivouac |
a temporary encampment, especially military, without protecting shelter. |
| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |