| convivial |
enjoying feasting, drinking, and socializing; sociable. |
| devoid |
not having something; totally lacking. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| remittance |
money that is sent to someone or some place, usually in payment. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| uproarious |
causing loud or uncontrollable laughter; hilarious. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |