| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |