| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| feasible |
capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| indiscriminate |
lacking in judgment and discernment; making no distinctions. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |