| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |