EV 5

wonder

a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable.

hysterical

feeling or showing extreme and unrestrained emotion

heresy

an opinion, belief, practice (especially a religious or non-religious one) profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted

cacophony

a mixture of loud, discordant, unpleasant sounds

peer

to look intently or curiously (at something)

subside

to become less intense, violent, or severe; to reduce in intensity

teem

to become full of (something) or swarming (even to the point of overflowing) with (something)

sieve

a utensil with a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining one substance from another (solids from liquids, finer from coarser particles, etc.)

dentifrice

a substance used to clean one's teeth

cadence

the rhythm or flow created by language, music, or sound

digest

a short summation or condensation of another, longer text

insidious

harmful and/or destructive, often in a hidden or subtle way

discourse

a verbal exchange of ideas and information, often done in a formal, orderly fashion

perfunctorily

carried out with minimal effort, thought, and care

paltry

very small and of little to no value; insignificant

diction

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; careful use of diction can affect the mood/tone of a text or evoke (or provoke) particular associations or reactions from the reader

denotation

the literal or primary meaning of a word as defined in a dictionary (as opposed to to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests)

connotation

the ideas or feelings that a word evokes (as opposed to its literal or primary meaning)

bewildered

perplexed and puzzled; completely confused

immense

literally "without measure"; extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree; huge