| dapper |
neat and stylish in dress and appearance. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| infectious |
able to be given to others by infection. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |