| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |