| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |