| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |