| acclaim |
to show enthusiastic approval of. |
| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |
| uproarious |
causing loud or uncontrollable laughter; hilarious. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |