| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |