| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |