| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |