| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |