| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |