| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |