| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |