| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |