| convivial |
enjoying feasting, drinking, and socializing; sociable. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| idealism |
the pursuit of or belief in noble ideals, principles, and values. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |