| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |