| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |