| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |