agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |
welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |