| centennial |
having to do with a one hundredth anniversary. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| harangue |
a long, vehement, and often pompous speech or piece of writing, especially such a speech delivered in public; tirade. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| longevity |
long life. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |