a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

next to the last

overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited

vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous

venomous hostility or intense temper

to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess

given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating

to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax