| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |