| bevy |
a group of birds or other animals, especially quail or larks. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| levity |
a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. |
| martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, especially in the military. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |