| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |