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someone newly wealthy

PARVENUsomeone newly wealthy

to upset and confuse

DISCONCERT*to upset and confuse

to agree, often at the urging of another

ACCEDEto agree, often at the

urging of another

improvement or enlightenment

EDIFICATION*improvement or enlightenment

act or practice aimed atundermining authority

SEDITIONact or practice aimed atundermining authority

green; lush with vegetation

VERDANT*green; lush with vegetation

mourning that which islost or past; sorrowful

ELEGIAC*mourning that which islost or past; sorrowful

to violate or go against

CONTRAVENEto violate or go against

artificial; acquired

ADVENTITIOUSartificial; acquired

to pretend to be sick inorder to avoid

MALINGER*to pretend to be sick in

order to avoid

one that precedes another

ANTECEDENTone that precedes another

chance or accident

FORTUITY*chance or accident

connecting; in between

TRANSITIONALconnecting; in between

environment surrounding;atmosphere

AMBIANCEenvironment surrounding;

atmosphere

accumulation; total result

SUMMATION*accumulation; total result

a positive relationship

RAPPORT*a positive relationship

the most important ingredient; the crucial

element

ESSENCE*the most important

ingredient; the crucial element

to discover with certaintythrough examination or

experimentation

ASCERTAIN*to discover with certaintythrough examination or

experimentation

to fill with horror or disapproval

APPALL*to fill with horror or

disapproval

roundabout or lengthy

CIRCUITOUSroundabout or lengthy

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