| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |