| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |