| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |