| carnal |
of or pertaining to the flesh or body, especially sexual appetites and activities. |
| comradeship |
friendship based on shared or group activities or interests. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| magnate |
someone of exceptional power, wealth, or influence, especially in business. |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |