| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| deficit |
The amount by which something is less than what is needed. A deficit of money is caused by spending more than has been taken in. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| Lilliputian |
(often lower case) very tiny; extremely small. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| misjudge |
to hold an unjustified opinion of. |
| nebulous |
hazy, confused, or indistinct. |
| patronage |
the financial or other support given to a business establishment by its customers or clients. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
| winsome |
attractive or charming. |