| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |