| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |