| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| 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. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |