| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |