| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |