| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |