| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |