blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
fungible |
interchangeable. |
gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
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. |
supine |
lying with the face upward. |
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. |