| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |