| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |