| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |