| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |