| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |