| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| feasible |
capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| inexcusable |
unable to be justified; unpardonable. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| meritorious |
having worth or high quality; deserving of praise or reward. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| stalwart |
steady and loyal; reliable. |