obstreperous noisily and stubbornly defiant
Walker Percy United States writer whose novels explored human alienation
enterprise a purposeful or industrious undertaking
free enterprise an economy relying on market forces to allocate resources
Vipera berus small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
Ipomoea purpurea pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers
Vespa crabro European hornet introduced into the United States
opprobrious expressing offensive reproach
army corps an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
suborder Prosimii not used in all classifications
Macropus type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies
Bessemer process an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost
free-enterprise subscribing to capitalistic competition
free press a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology
Arab-Berbers an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa
tinea corporis fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin
offer price (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security
obstreperously in manner that attracts attention
decarburise remove carbon from (an engine)
wine-maker's yeast used in making wine