| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| disperse |
to drive away in all directions; scatter. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| partisan |
devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |