| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |