abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
extrude |
to force out; expel. |
harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |