| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| 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. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |