| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| bower1 |
a pleasant, secluded alcove or shelter created by leafy trees or shrubbery. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| finesse |
refined and delicate skill or tact in executing a task or coping with a situation. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| inane |
devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |