| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |