| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |