| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |