| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |