| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |