| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |