| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |