| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| 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. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |