| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |