| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |