appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |