| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |