| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |