| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |