| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |