| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |