| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |