| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |