| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| expendable |
considered able to be replaced, given up, or sacrificed. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| felon1 |
a person who has committed a serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, as opposed to a misdemeanor. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |