| befall |
to happen to. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| filial |
of, concerning, or befitting a daughter or son. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| inexcusable |
unable to be justified; unpardonable. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| predilection |
an inclination to favor something; partiality or preference. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |
| uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |