| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |