| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |