| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |