| convivial |
enjoying feasting, drinking, and socializing; sociable. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |