| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |