| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |