| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |