appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |