| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |