| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |