| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |