| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |