| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |