| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| 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. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |