| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |