| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |