agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |