| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| centennial |
having to do with a one hundredth anniversary. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| faddish |
relating to or having the nature of a passing fashion or craze. |
| introspection |
examination of one's own thoughts, emotions, and sensations; self-scrutiny. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |