| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |