| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, especially rainwater. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| induce |
to persuade or influence, as to a course of action. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| premeditate |
to consider, plan, or arrange in advance. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| short-term |
covering, lasting, or completed in a short period. |