| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |