| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |