| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |