| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| spar2 |
to make boxing movements without hitting hard, as for practice or in fun. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |