| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |