| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |