| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |