| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |