| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |