| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |