| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |