| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |