| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| exchangeable |
capable of being interchanged with or given in return for another. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| repertory |
a stock of skills, talents, or performing pieces; repertoire. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |