| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |