| Term | Definition |
|---|
| propitiate | to appease; to conciliate |
| solecism | a nonstandard usage or grammatical construction |
| maudlin | excessively sentimental |
| commination | a denunciation |
| antiquarian | one who collects, studies, or deals in antiquities |
| evince | to show in a clear manner |
| salient | noticeable; also, projecting; also, leaping |
| fungible | interchangeable |
| yen | a strong desire or inclination |
| cozen | to deceive or obtain by deceit |
| plangent | beating with a loud or deep sound; also, expressing sadness |
| impassible | incapable of suffering; also, unfeeling or not showing feeling |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure |
| ignoble | not noble |
| panjandrum | an important or self-important official |
| turpitude | baseness; depravity |
| ne plus ultra | the acme; also, the most profound degree |
| potboiler | a usually inferior literary or artistic work, produced quickly for the purpose of making money |
| varicolored | having a variety of colors |
| recreant | cowardly; also, unfaithful or disloyal |
| intrepid | fearless; bold |
| embonpoint | plumpness of person |
| abrogate | to annul; to do away with |
| panacea | a cure-all |
| noisome | offensive or disgusting; also, harmful; unwholesome |
| factotum | a person employed to do all kinds of work |
| pronunciamento | a proclamation; a pronouncement |
| mendacious | untruthful; also, untrue |
| doff | to take off; to remove; also, to rid oneself of |
| precipice | a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place |
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