| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |