| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |