| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |