| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |