| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |