| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| superfluous |
being beyond a sufficient amount; excessive. |
| typify |
to be the representative example of. |