| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |