| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |