| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| misinterpret |
to comprehend incorrectly; misunderstand. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| perceptual |
of, relating to, or involving perception. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| quizzical |
expressing doubt, confusion, or questioning; puzzled. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |