| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |