| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| 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. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |