appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |