| abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| flaccid |
without firmness; soft; flabby. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |
| venerable |
deserving honor, respect, or reverence because of advanced age, noble character, or dignified position. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |