agape
(adj): open-mouthed; surprised; agog

(adj): open-mouthed; surprised; agog
agape

carcinogen
(n): causing cancer

(n): causing cancer
carcinogen

censure
(v): to criticize sharply

(v): to criticize sharply
censure

deride
(v): to ridicule; to mock

(v): to ridicule; to mock
deride

gambol
(v): to frolic; to romp about playfully

(v): to frolic; to romp about playfully
gambol

gibe
(v): to scoff; to ridicule

(v): to scoff; to ridicule
gibe

grotesque
(adj): absurd; distorted

(adj): absurd; distorted
grotesque

hackneyed
(adj): commonplace; overused

(adj): commonplace; overused
hackneyed

immolate
(v): to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

(v): to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire
immolate

imperious
(adj): domineering; haughty

(adj): domineering; haughty
imperious

martinet
(n): a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster

(n): a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster
martinet

neologism
(n): a new word or expression

(n): a new word or expression
neologism

olfactory
(adj): pertaining to smell

(adj): pertaining to smell
olfactory

quagmire
(n): a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

(n): a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation
quagmire

recondite
(adj): difficult to understand; profound

(adj): difficult to understand; profound
recondite

roots "ced" and "cess"
means "to yield", "to stop," "to go"

means "to yield", "to stop," "to go"
roots "ced" and "cess"

root "mot"
means "to move"

means "to move"
root "mot"

suffix -ive
means "relating to" or "tending to"

means "relating to" or "tending to"
suffix -ive