| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |