| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |