| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |