| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |