| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| celestial |
of or having to do with the sky or outer space. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| entourage |
a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue. |
| inconsequential |
having no significant effect or result; not important. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |