| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |