| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |