| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |