| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |