| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| 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. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |