| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |