| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |