| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| 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. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |