| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |