| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |