appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |