| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |