affluent

having a lot of money, wealthy

allurement, to allure

the power to attract with charm

anecdote

a short, amusing story about something

apologists

a person who argues in defense of something controversial

apparatus

equipment or machinery

a complex structure

assail

to make a violent attack on something

attentiveness

giving attention to something

buoyed

to keep something afloat

catastrophic

disastrous, horrible

consumption

the using up of a resource

debut

the first time something appears or happens

deceptive

misleading

enduringly 

lasting a long time

expertise

expert skill or knowledge

explicit

something clear and detailed, there is no doubt

hyperbole

exaggeration

implications

a conclusion that can be drawn from something

infallible

unable to be wrong or make a mistake

ingeniously

creatively, originally

intrusiveness

entering where one is not invited or welcome

ludicrous

foolish or unreasonable

manipulation

control or influence something or someone unfairly

naïve 

showing a lack of experience or judgement

nostolgia

a feeling of longing for the past

obscurely 

unclearly

premature

before something is ready or grown

propoganda

biased information used to promote a particular cause

protagonist

the main, leading character

psychiatry

study and treatment of mental illness and emotional misbehavior

psychology

the study of the human mind

repitition

to do something over and over, repeat

sociology

the study of development and structure of human society

sophistication

complex knowledge, experience

squandering

to waste something recklessly

stimulus

something to envoke a particular response

subliminal

below the threshhold of conciousness

trilogy

a group of three related plays, novels, etc.