| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| 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. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |