| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |