Mirth
great merriment and laughter
great merriment and laughter
Nepotism refers to favoritism based on kinship, and especially to the unfair practice of giving jobs and other favors to relatives.
// It was strongly believed that nepotism played a role in helping Jessica get the sales manager position at her cousin's store.
To grok something is to understand it both profoundly and intuitively.
// She enjoyed the deep discussions in her metaphysics class that helped her grok some of the main themes of Western philosophy.
adjective: of or relating to a coastal or shore region
noun: the region of the shore of a lake, sea or ocean
1: resulting in victory or success
The boxer made a triumphant return to the ring.
2: celebrating victory or success
a triumphant shout
— triumphantly adverb
The fans cheered triumphantly.
strange; uncommon.
Churlish is a formal word that means “irritable and rude.”
// It would be churlish not to congratulate the winning team because we lost the match.
(in a video game) to decrease a character’s or characters’ attributes or abilities with a spell, skill, or item.
Zenith refers to the strongest or most successful period of time for a person or thing
a word or phrase that is a seemingly logical alteration of another word or phrase that sounds similar and has been misheard or misinterpreted.