| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| energize |
to inspire, make active, or enliven. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| gibberish |
written or spoken words that are unintelligible, needlessly obscure, or without coherent meaning. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| quaff |
to drink, especially deeply and with obvious enjoyment. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |