| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |