| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |