| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |