| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |