appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
cachet |
prestige. |
cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |