| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| 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. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |