| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| auditory |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| demure |
quiet, shy, modest, or reserved in manner. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| nub |
the main point, gist, or essence of something. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |