| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |