| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |