| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |