| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| criminality |
the condition or fact of being against the law; illegality. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| ennui |
a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction, especially with all aspects of life. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| idealism |
the pursuit of or belief in noble ideals, principles, and values. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| rediscover |
to begin experiencing again; find again; regain. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| substantive |
of or pertaining to the fundamental nature or concerns of something; essential. |