| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |