| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |