| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
| fop |
a man who is highly concerned with, and often vain about, his appearance and manners; dandy. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |
| winsome |
attractive or charming. |