| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| 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. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |