| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| mellifluous |
flowing and sweet, as though with honey. |
| misguide |
to misdirect or lead astray. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |