| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |