| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |