| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |