| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |