| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |