| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |