| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |