| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |