| aberrant |
straying from what is normal or usual; atypical; anomalous. |
| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| disuse |
the state or condition of not being used or practiced any longer. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |