| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |