| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |