| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |