| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |