| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Sedulous | adj: (person) showing dedication & diligence |
| Mucid | adj: musty, moldy, slimy |
| Andiron | n: metal support, typically one in pair; holds wood burning in fireplace |
| Scrod | n: a young cod, haddock, similary fish, esp. one prepared for cooking. |
| Indefatigable | adj: (person/efforts) persisting tirelessly |
| Stertorous | adj: (breathing) noisy and labored |
| Stilted | adj: 1 (talking/writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural 2 standing on stilts |
| Apophthegm | n: maxim, aphorism |
| Souse | v: soak in or drench with liquid |
| Foist | v: impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing. Foist smth. on smne.; introduce smne.//smth surreptitiously//unwarrantably into. Foist smne. into smth. |
| Peroration | n: concluding part of a speech, typ. to inspire enthusiasm |
| Callipygous | adj: having well-shaped buttocks |
| Pullulate | v: breed or spread so as to become extremely common |
| Compunction | n: (usu. w/ neg.) feeling of guilt/moral scruple that follows doing smth bad. |
| Puerile | adj: childishly silly and trivial |
| Calcareous | adj: containing calcium carbonate; chalky |
| Transmogrify | v: transform, esp. in a surprising//magical manner |
| Largess | n: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others |
| Sententious | adj: given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner |
| Magisterial | adj: 1 having or showing great authority 2 relating to or conducted by a magistrate |
| Agog | adj: very eager or curious to hear or see something |
| Piebald | adj: (horse) having irregular patches of two colors, typically black & white |
| Exophthalmic | adj: having or characterized by protruding eyes |
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