Moonlight Glossary

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Moonlight Glossary

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Voracious

A ravenous and uncontrollable urge to consume

Rationality

Characterized by prudent judgment and logical sensibility

Nonplussed

Existing in a state of bafflement and bewilderment; perplexed

Lascivious

Sexual suggestive; bawdy and indecent

Vituperation

Expressed with a venomous quality; a stinging censure

Enervating

Having the effect of depleting energy and causing fatigue

Idiosyncratic

Possessing qualities of quirky peculiarity

Scabrous

Rough and flaky in texture and appearance

Pedantic

Overly fussy about details

Tautologous

Extraneous repetition of words or an idea

Puerile

Childish and unsophisticated

Vacuous

Inane; without meaningful intelligence or insight

Equilibrium

A state of even balance among various aspects

Incumbent

In a state requiring immediate attention

Codicil

An addition or supplement to an existing contract

Appalling

In an outrageous state offending the sense

Tolerable

Unpleasant overall, but not so bad that as to require abandonment

Charade

A false front put up to make things appear better than they really are

Approbation

Official commendation or praise

Fabrication

A less offensive term for a lie

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