| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |