1. Unseemly, adjective: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
He acted in an unseemly manner, insulting the hostess and then speaking ill of her deceased husband.
2. Connive, verb: taking part in immoral and unethical plots
With the help of the prince, the queen connived to overthrow the king.
3. Travail, noun: use of physical or mental energy; agony or anguish
While they experienced nothing but travails in refinishing the kitchen, they completed the master bedroom in less than a weekend.
4. Disenfranchise, verb: deprive of voting rights
The U.S. Constitution disenfranchised women until 1920 when they were given the right to vote.
5. Telling, adjective: significant and revealing of another factor
Her unbecoming dress was very telling when it came to her sense of fashion.
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