| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |