| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |