| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |