Mercenary
Adjective
Meaning
- Working or acting merely for money or other rewards; venal.
- Hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc.
Infuse
Verb
Meaning
- To introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill
- To imbue or inspire.
Penurious
Adjective
Meaning
- Extremely stingy, parsimonious, miserly.
- Extremely poor, destitute, indigent.
- Poorly or inadequately supplied, lacking in means or resources
Feuilleton
Noun
meaning
- A work of fiction catering to popular taste
Demure
Adjective
Meaning
- characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- affectedly or coyly decorous, sober, or sedate.