appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
fungible |
interchangeable. |
heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |