diff --git a/theme/epub/epub.css b/theme/epub/epub.css
index bc5fd1fb..27d52f2b 100644
--- a/theme/epub/epub.css
+++ b/theme/epub/epub.css
@@ -14,3 +14,8 @@ table td.right, th.right { border-right: 0.25pt solid cmyk(0%,0%,0%,100%); }
 .plain {
   font-style: normal;
 }
+
+/* roman (reverse emphasis) on varlist terms*/
+.plainpraise {
+  font-style: normal;
+}