| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| carnal |
of or pertaining to the flesh or body, especially sexual appetites and activities. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |