| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |