- affluence: n. wealth; richness - syn: fortune
- amoral: adj. lacking a sense of right and wrong - syn: corrupt; evil - ant: innocent; virtuous
- antipathy: n. an intense dislike - syn: aversion - ant: affinity
- banal: adj. common, ordinary - syn: trivial; insipid - ant: original; fresh
- bedlam: n. a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion - syn: mayhem; chaos
- denouement: n. an outcome; result - syn: conclusion
- elucidate: v. to make clear - syn: explain; clarify - ant: obscure
- eschew: v. to keep away from; to avoid; to shun - ant: embrace; welcome
- imminent: adj. likely to happen; threatening - syn: impending; approaching - ant: distant; delayed
- obdurate: adj. stubborn; hardhearted - syn: inflexible; obstinate - ant: compliant; amenable
- onerous: adj. burdensome; heavy; hard to endure - syn: crushing; distressing
- parody: n. a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner - syn: caricature; burlesque; lampoon
- peruse: v. to read carefully; scrutinize
- scurrilous: adj. coarsely abusive; vulgar - syn: indecent - ant: respectable
- sedulous: adj. hard working; diligent - syn: studious; assiduous - ant: lazy; lax