| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |