| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| stately |
dignified. |