| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| 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. |