| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |