| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| 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. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |