| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |