appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |