| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |