| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| auditory |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
| fallible |
capable of making mistakes; liable to error. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| obtuse |
not keen or quick to notice, feel, or comprehend; dull or insensitive. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |