affluence
A state of wealth, influence and prosperity.
asperity
A harsh in manners, tone or surface.
asseveration
An emphatically solemn declaration.
betrothed
The state of being engaged or the person to whom one is engaged.
capricious
Impulsive and impetuous; prone to acting on a whim.
colloquy
A formal conversation taking place or the written description of a formal conversation.
desultory
The quality of being done haphazardly and without a plan so that the trajectory from beginning to end represents a jagged line of digressions rather a straightforward path.
dyspeptic
Not just the physical act of suffering the ravages of indigestion, but the overall state of ill-heath associated with that suffering.
importunately
Persistently...past the point of becoming an annoyance and verging on becoming an outright pest.
insouciance
Expressing an indifference and lack of serious concern, but not in a contemptuous or scornful way.
locution
The idiomatic style a person uses in their speech.
pecuniary
Related to all things monetary, economic and financial.
salient
The most important point of the matter.
sardonically
In a scornful manner or through expressing disdain.
supercilious
Descriptive of the kind of arrogant person with a superior attitude who would speak sardonically almost as a rule.
suzerainty
When a nation's goverment lacks actual power because the country exists in subservience to another nation.
sumptuous
Extravagant and grandiose; money especially well spent; lavish.
droll
A dry sense of humor.
vanity
A disproportionate focus on and regard for one's own appearance, intellect or accomplishments.
covetous
A greediness that springs from jealousy of others and envy for the things they own.
