| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |