| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |