| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |