| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |