| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |