| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |