| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |