Contentious
Controversial, Debatable, Disputable (Adjective).
Inflation
Increase of the price level of goods and services, and subsequent decrease in the purchase price of money.
Turbulence
Turmoil, Upheaval, Tumult (Noun).
Imprudence
Ignorance, Lack of foresight (Noun).
Discontented
Dissatisfied, Disgruntled, Displeased (Adjective).
Tangible
Palpable, Tactile, Material, Physical (Adjective).
Unregenerate
Stubborn, Obstinate (Adjective).
Indispensable
Essential, Crucial, Vital, Part and parcel (Adjective).
Laissez-faire
Unregulated, capitalistic, free-market economic system.
Opulent
Luxurious, Sumptuous, Lavish (Adjective).
Ascendancy
Dominance, Superiority, Supremacy (Noun).
Indentured servant
A bonded laborer in the colonial period who has signed a contract, known as an indenture or a covenant, to toil for a fixed number of years in exchange of transportation to Virginia.
Arbitrary
Random, Inconsistent, Capricious (Adjective).
Axiomatic
Unquestionable, Self-evident (Adjective).
Solicitude
Concern, Consideration (Noun).
Emancipation
Liberation, Discharge, Release (Noun).
Pragmatic
Practical (Adjective).
Cockade
Knot of ribbon worn on a hat.
Floundering
Struggling, Stumbling, Staggering (Adjective).
Acrimony
Resentment, Animosity, Bitterness (Noun).
Parochial
Conservative, Conventional, Orthodox (Adjective).
Precipitate
Provoke, Trigger (Verb).
Acquiescence
Permission, Acceptance (Noun).
Vitiated
Destroyed, Affected (Adjective).
Pacifist
Non-violent, Peace-monger (Noun).
Tomahawk
An ax used by American Indians, especially the Iroquois.
