| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |