| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |