beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |