| convivial |
enjoying feasting, drinking, and socializing; sociable. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| ephemeral |
lasting for only a short period. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| itinerary |
a detailed plan of travel. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| mausoleum |
a large, elaborate tomb, or the structure that houses such a tomb. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| pathological |
afflicted with or caused by a physical or especially a mental disorder. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| stupefy |
to astound or bedazzle. |
| succulent |
full of juice or sap; juicy. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |