Expunge
To expunge something is to remove it completely, whether by obliterating it, striking it out, or marking it for deletion. Expunge is most commonly applied in cases in which documentation of something is removed from an official record.
// Due to an error, the charges were expunged from their record.
Expunge
To expunge something is to remove it completely, whether by obliterating it, striking it out, or marking it for deletion. Expunge is most commonly applied in cases in which documentation of something is removed from an official record.
// Due to an error, the charges were expunged from their record.
Restive
Restive can describe a person or group feeling impatience or uneasiness, or it can describe someone who is stubbornly resistant to control.
// The audience grew increasingly restive as the speaker droned on and on.
// The school's focus on artistic expression helps restive youths stay engaged in their learning.
Sumptuous
Sumptuous is used to describe things that are very expensive, rich, luxurious, or magnificent.
// The celebratory meal was a sumptuous feast of dishes from our host’s homeland.
Flotsam
Flotsam refers to the floating pieces that remain after a shipwreck, or more broadly to any floating debris or wreckage. It is also used figuratively to refer to miscellaneous or unimportant material, often in the phrase "flotsam and jetsam."
// Driftwood and other flotsam washed onto the beach.
// Their apartment was adorned with the flotsam and jetsam of thrift stores and yard sales.
Noisome
Noisome is a formal and literary word used to describe things that are very unpleasant or disgusting; it is used especially to describe offensive smells. Noisome can also mean “highly obnoxious or objectionable” as in “we were put off by their noisome habits.”
// The noisome odor of a trash can in the alley was so strong that even diners seated inside the adjacent restaurant complained to staff.
Wherewithal
Wherewithal refers to the means, skills, resources, or money that is needed to get or do something.
// The company does not have the financial wherewithal to expand into other markets at this time.
Bemuse
If you are bemused by something, you are confused or bewildered by it, and often also somewhat amused.
// The contestant seemed somewhat bemused by the question, but gave the correct answer.
Convivial
Convivial means "relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company."
// A convivial atmosphere filled the gallery, with good food in abundance, and wine and conversation both flowing freely.
// The guests' convivial chatter filled the hall.
Emancipation
Emancipation refers to the act of freeing someone from the restraint, control, or power of another. It is used especially for the act of freeing someone from slavery.
// Jomo Kenyatta played a key role in the emancipation of Kenya from European rule in the 1960s and became the first president of the newly independent nation.