| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |