| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |