| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |