apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |