| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |