| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |