| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |