| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| propagate |
to reproduce (offspring) or cause to reproduce. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |