| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| incise |
to cut into the surface of. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| rambunctious |
wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |