| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |