Vocabulary

1) opaque - adj. not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy;
2) Propensity - noun a disposition to behave in a certain way;
3) Esoteric - adj intended to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
4) Vitiated - adj

	ruined in character or quality

5) Magnate - noun

	a very wealthy or powerful businessman;

6) Malleable - adj capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out/ easily influenced
7) Dearth - noun (paucity) an insufficient quantity or number
8) Florid - adj elaborately or excessively ornamented;
9) Evanescent - adj

	tending to vanish like vapo

10) Veneration - noun religious zeal; willingness to serve