| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |