| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |