| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| 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. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |