| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |