| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |