| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |