| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |