| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |