| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |