| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| 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. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |