| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |