| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| 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. |