| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| obtuse |
not keen or quick to notice, feel, or comprehend; dull or insensitive. |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| revue |
a form of entertainment consisting of a series of songs, comic routines, and dances, often as parodies of current affairs and people. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |