| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |