antediluvian
of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
laconic
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
oligarchy
a political system governed by a few people
heedless
marked by or paying little heed or attention
avaricious
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
indolent
disinclined to work or exertion
anthropomorphic
suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
polemic
a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
