condescend 謙遜する
He had such disdain for us, he would not condescend to speak before our group.
mortify ～に恥をかかせる
Good sportsmanship requires that noe not mortify a defeated adversary.
omnipotent 全能の、絶大な力
We would scoff at anyone calling himself omnipotent.
peremptory 有無を言わせぬ、絶対的な
No one had the temerity to disobey the officer's peremptory order.
wheedle ～を甘言で欺く
The child tried to wheedle from her mother the place where the cookies had been caches.
decorum 礼儀正しい行動
Repress your uncouth manners and act with decorum at the party.
charlatan ペテン師
They could discern that the faith healer was a charlatan.