| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |