| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |