| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |