| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |