appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
knurled |
having small ridges. |
laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |