| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |