| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |
| waif |
a child without a home or friends. |