| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |