| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |