| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| levity |
a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| qualm |
a feeling of guilt or doubt. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| sacrosanct |
so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |