| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |