capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state
derisive
expressing contempt or ridicule
equivocal
open to more than one interpretation
fallible
capable of making mistakes or being erroneous
farce
a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations
fatal
causing death
feudalism
the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection
futility
pointlessness
hysteria
exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement, esp. among a group of people
ingenious
clever, original, and inventive
nihilism
the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless
nonconformist
a person whose behavior or views do not conform to prevailing ideas or practices
reminisce
indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events
resonance
the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating
sensuous
relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect
transcend
be or go beyond the range or limits
tremendous
very great in amount, scale, or intensity
upheaval
a violent or sudden change or disruption to something
volatile
easily evaporated at normal temperatures
socialism
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole