| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |