| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| sacrosanct |
so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| sumptuous |
large, lavish, or splendid, especially when created at great cost. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |