| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |