| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |