| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |