| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |