| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| 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. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |