| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |