| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |