| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
| paragon |
a model of excellence or of a particular admirable quality. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |