| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| congruity |
the state or fact of being similar in character or degree;correspondence or fit. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| fervid |
heated or impassioned; intensely enthusiastic. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |