| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |