unbridled	not restricted in any way
conjecture	a picture formed in sb's mind
indolent	lazy
upsurge in sth	an increase in sth
backwater	a place unaffected by progress and new ideas
aficionado	an enthusiast
mind-blowing	causing mental excitement
to empower	to give power
to thrive	to prosper, to flaurish
to incinerate	to destroy by burning
to gloss over	to treat sth briefly
perishable	(of things) that go off easily
collapsible	that can be folded into a compact shape
to gear up for sth	to make oneself ready for sth
fictitious	invented, not real
parable	a story told to illustrate some moral or spiritual truth
rapacious	greedy for money
rapacity	greed for money
to observe	to obey
observance	an instance of obeying
wheeze	a good idea/ a joke
in the uppermost	the most important