| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |