| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |