| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |