| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |