| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |