| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |