| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |