| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |