| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| allusive |
abounding in or characterized by indirect references to culture, history, or other works of art, which are to be recognized or understood by the audience. |
| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| cathartic |
of or pertaining to a cleansing emotional release. |
| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| delectable |
extremely pleasing to the taste; delicious. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |