| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |