| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |